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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1985?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1985, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°49' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1985	Nov 22, 1985 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°02'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Nov 19, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	14°54'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 31, 1985	Dec 4, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	9°51'33" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 1985	Dec 3, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°03'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°18'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	0°02'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°49'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°58'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°29'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°10'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on November 17, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 01:58 UTC	Saturn enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 17, 08:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Nov 17, 21:41 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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