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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (8°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°15'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1985	Oct 23, 1985 into Scorpio
Moon	5°38'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1985	Oct 3, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	14°55'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 10, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	11°27'18" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	13°33'33" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°07'34" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	24°54'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°37'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°56'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°37'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°40'08" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 1, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 00:34 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 1, 07:26 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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