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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1985, the Sun was in Libra (23°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°04'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1985	Oct 23, 1985 into Scorpio
Moon	25°35'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°44'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1985	Oct 31, 1985 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°56'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 22, 1985	Oct 16, 1985 into Libra
Mars	23°00'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1985	Oct 27, 1985 into Libra
Jupiter	7°24'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	26°24'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°11'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°09'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°12'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°52'29" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 13:03 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 16, 19:05 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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