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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1985?

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On October 4, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (11°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°12'09" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon11°01'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury19°55'37" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus15°08'14" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars15°27'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter7°07'22" AquariusStationing retrograde into Pisces
Saturn25°11'23" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus14°43'10" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune0°58'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto3°44'37" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node10°30'36" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on October 4, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus square UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on October 4, 1985?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree 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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