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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1985?

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On October 5, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (12°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Virgo. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1985
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°11'16" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon22°57'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury21°33'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus16°21'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars16°04'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter7°07'41" AquariusStationing retrograde into Pisces
Saturn25°17'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus14°45'17" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune0°59'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto3°46'54" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node10°27'26" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on October 5, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on October 5, 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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