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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (13°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). No planets were 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 6, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°10'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1985	Oct 23, 1985 into Scorpio
Moon	5°05'23" Cancer	Direct	Oct 6, 1985	Oct 8, 1985 into Leo
Mercury	23°11'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 10, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	17°35'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	16°42'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°08'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°23'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°47'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°00'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°49'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°24'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 6, 1985

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 01:59 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on October 6, 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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