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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1985?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1985, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°58' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°07' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°16'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Moon	1°30'55" Virgo	Direct	Dec 4, 1985	Dec 6, 1985 into Libra
Mercury	0°13'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1985	Dec 4, 1985 into Scorpio
Venus	1°12'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1985	Dec 27, 1985 into Capricorn
Mars	23°37'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°55'10" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	2°04'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°50'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°33'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°07'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°16'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 4, 1985

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 00:25 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Dec 4, 09:14 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 4, 19:24 UTC	Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde)	Leaves Sagittarius

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