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Where Were the Planets on October 10, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 10, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (17°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 10, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 10, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°07'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1985	Oct 23, 1985 into Scorpio
Moon	27°00'50" Leo	Direct	Oct 8, 1985	Oct 10, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	29°33'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 10, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	22°31'36" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	19°13'54" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°12'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	25°47'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°56'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°03'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°58'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°11'32" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 10, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 10, 17:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 10, 18:50 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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