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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1985?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1985, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Venus moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°16'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Moon	18°30'11" Leo	Direct	Dec 2, 1985	Dec 4, 1985 into Virgo
Mercury	1°03'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1985	Dec 4, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	29°56'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 1985	Dec 3, 1985 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°00'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°44'57" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	1°57'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°46'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°31'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°04'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°19'58" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 3, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 12:59 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on December 3, 1985?

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