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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1985?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1985, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Scorpio. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°00'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1985	Nov 22, 1985 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°04'31" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1985	Oct 30, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	28°27'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1985	Oct 31, 1985 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°20'40" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 1985	Nov 9, 1985 into Scorpio
Mars	1°47'44" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°18'51" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	27°56'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°50'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°27'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°46'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°08'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 30, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 01:39 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Oct 30, 19:59 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on October 30, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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