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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1985?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (7°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°55' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°36' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°03'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	8°18'03" Pisces	Direct	Aug 29, 1985	Sep 1, 1985 into Aries
Mercury	19°01'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1985	Sep 6, 1985 into Virgo
Venus	2°47'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1985	Sep 22, 1985 into Virgo
Mars	23°17'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1985	Sep 10, 1985 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°54'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	22°28'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°59'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°53'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°35'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°21'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on August 30, 1985

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 08:03 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 30, 09:27 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	6°57' Pisces

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