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Where Were the Planets on September 19, 1985?

Quick Answer

On September 19, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (26°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 19, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 19, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°29'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	0°47'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 19, 1985	Sep 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°37'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 1985	Sep 22, 1985 into Libra
Venus	26°49'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1985	Sep 22, 1985 into Virgo
Mars	5°58'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°26'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	23°51'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°16'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°51'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°12'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°18'16" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on September 19, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 19, 10:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 19, 15:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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