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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1985, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°00'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1985	Nov 22, 1985 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°28'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1985	Oct 30, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	25°49'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1985	Oct 31, 1985 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°51'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 1985	Nov 9, 1985 into Scorpio
Mars	0°32'30" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°08'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	27°43'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°44'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°25'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°41'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°14'21" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 28, 1985

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 04:05 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Oct 28, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 28, 17:42 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	5°17' Taurus

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