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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1985?

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On October 2, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (9°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% 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 October 2, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°14'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon17°26'06" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury16°36'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus12°40'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars14°11'24" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter7°07'18" AquariusStationing direct into Pisces
Saturn24°59'57" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus14°39'05" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune0°57'21" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto3°40'05" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node10°36'57" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on October 2, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on October 2, 1985?

Venus and Mars sat 2 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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