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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1985?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1985, the Sun was in Virgo (29°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°21' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°25'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Libra
Moon	12°37'32" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 21, 1985	Sep 23, 1985 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°08'59" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 1985	Sep 22, 1985 into Libra
Venus	0°27'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	7°52'36" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°18'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	24°06'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°21'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°52'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°18'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°08'44" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on September 22, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 02:52 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 22, 19:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Sep 22, 20:07 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Sep 22, 23:13 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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