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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (20°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°05'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1985	Oct 23, 1985 into Scorpio
Moon	10°24'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 12, 1985	Oct 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°12'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1985	Oct 31, 1985 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°13'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	21°07'13" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°17'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°05'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°03'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°06'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°05'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°02'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 13, 1985

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 09:00 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 13, 10:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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