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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1985?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1985, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°17'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Moon	14°50'35" Virgo	Direct	Dec 4, 1985	Dec 6, 1985 into Libra
Mercury	29°34'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1985	Dec 12, 1985 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°27'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1985	Dec 27, 1985 into Capricorn
Mars	24°14'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 27, 1985	Dec 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°05'29" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	2°11'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	17°54'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°35'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°09'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°13'37" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 5, 1985

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 06:10 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 5, 06:11 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 5, 09:01 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	13°10' Virgo

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