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Where Were the Planets on November 23, 1985?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 1985, the Sun was in Sagittarius (1°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°32' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°08'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Moon	17°36'51" Aries	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Nov 24, 1985 into Taurus
Mercury	13°02'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1985	Dec 4, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	17°23'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 1985	Dec 3, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°47'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	11°09'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	0°45'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°10'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°10'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°43'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°51'44" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on November 23, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 01:46 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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