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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1985?

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On September 21, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (28°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°48' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°26'45" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon28°57'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°19'15" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus29°14'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars7°14'40" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter7°20'59" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn24°01'11" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus14°19'50" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune0°52'03" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto3°16'14" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node11°11'54" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on September 21, 1985

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius28°24' Sagittarius
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on September 21, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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