# Astrology Calendar 1985

> In 1985, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 24 to Apr 17; Jul 28 to Aug 20; Nov 18 to Dec 8). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on May 4, 1985 in Scorpio; Partial Solar Eclipse on May 19, 1985 in Taurus; Total Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 1985 in Taurus; Total Solar Eclipse on November 12, 1985 in Scorpio. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1985

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1985-03-20 16:13 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1985-06-21 10:44 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1985-09-23 02:07 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1985-12-21 22:08 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-05-04 19:56 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°19' Scorpio |
| 1985-05-19 21:28 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 28°49' Taurus |
| 1985-10-28 17:42 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°17' Taurus |
| 1985-11-12 14:10 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio | 20°08' Scorpio |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pluto | 1985-02-05 23:35 UTC at 4°44' Scorpio | 1985-07-12 08:21 UTC at 1°55' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1984-10-21 to 1985-10-29 |
| Saturn | 1985-03-07 12:42 UTC at 28°07' Scorpio | 1985-07-25 19:32 UTC at 21°28' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1984-12-01 to 1985-11-01 |
| Venus | 1985-03-13 18:18 UTC at 22°17' Aries | 1985-04-25 00:14 UTC at 6°00' Aries | Aries | 1985-02-09 to 1985-05-28 |
| Uranus | 1985-03-22 22:07 UTC at 17°59' Sagittarius | 1985-08-23 00:31 UTC at 13°57' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 1984-12-08 to 1985-12-06 |
| Mercury | 1985-03-24 19:04 UTC at 18°39' Aries | 1985-04-17 05:20 UTC at 6°43' Aries | Aries | 1985-03-10 to 1985-05-05 |
| Neptune | 1985-04-05 01:39 UTC at 3°36' Capricorn | 1985-09-12 09:41 UTC at 0°50' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1984-12-15 to 1986-01-01 |
| Jupiter | 1985-06-04 22:18 UTC at 16°57' Aquarius | 1985-10-03 08:09 UTC at 7°07' Aquarius | Aquarius | 1985-03-11 to 1985-12-25 |
| Mercury | 1985-07-28 00:52 UTC at 25°18' Leo | 1985-08-20 22:44 UTC at 13°12' Leo | Leo | 1985-07-09 to 1985-09-04 |
| Mercury | 1985-11-18 16:03 UTC at 15°00' Sagittarius | 1985-12-08 11:29 UTC at 28°46' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1985-10-30 to 1985-12-26 |

## January 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-01-04 06:23 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1985-01-07 02:16 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 16°44' Cancer |
| 1985-01-11 18:25 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1985-01-20 02:57 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1985-01-21 02:28 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 1°00' Aquarius |
| 1985-01-22 17:36 UTC | Jupiter sextile Saturn | Exact sextile |

## February 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-02-01 07:43 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1985-02-02 08:28 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1985-02-02 17:19 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1985-02-05 15:19 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 16°47' Leo |
| 1985-02-05 23:36 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 4°44' Scorpio |
| 1985-02-06 15:40 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1985-02-18 17:07 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1985-02-18 23:41 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1985-02-19 18:43 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 1°04' Pisces |
| 1985-02-27 09:26 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |

## March 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-03-07 00:06 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1985-03-07 02:13 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 16°27' Virgo |
| 1985-03-07 12:42 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 28°07' Scorpio |
| 1985-03-13 18:18 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 22°17' Aries |
| 1985-03-15 05:06 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1985-03-20 16:13 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1985-03-21 11:59 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 0°49' Aries |
| 1985-03-22 22:07 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 17°59' Sagittarius |
| 1985-03-24 19:04 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 18°39' Aries |

## April 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-04-05 01:39 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 3°36' Capricorn |
| 1985-04-05 11:32 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 15°38' Libra |
| 1985-04-15 16:30 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1985-04-17 05:20 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 6°43' Aries |
| 1985-04-20 03:25 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1985-04-20 05:22 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 0°05' Taurus |
| 1985-04-25 00:14 UTC | Venus stations direct | 6°00' Aries |
| 1985-04-26 09:12 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## May 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-05-04 19:56 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 14°19' Scorpio |
| 1985-05-14 02:09 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1985-05-19 21:28 UTC | Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 28°49' Taurus |
| 1985-05-21 02:42 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1985-05-21 15:04 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1985-05-30 19:43 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-06-03 03:51 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 12°31' Sagittarius |
| 1985-06-04 22:18 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 16°57' Aquarius |
| 1985-06-06 08:52 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1985-06-09 10:40 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1985-06-13 16:10 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1985-06-18 11:58 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 27°11' Gemini |
| 1985-06-21 10:44 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1985-06-29 19:34 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-07-02 12:08 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 10°33' Capricorn |
| 1985-07-04 21:17 UTC | Neptune sextile Pluto | Exact sextile |
| 1985-07-06 08:01 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1985-07-12 08:22 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 1°55' Scorpio |
| 1985-07-14 21:37 UTC | Jupiter sextile Uranus | Exact sextile |
| 1985-07-17 23:57 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 25°19' Cancer |
| 1985-07-22 21:36 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1985-07-25 04:03 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1985-07-25 19:32 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 21°28' Scorpio |
| 1985-07-28 00:52 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 25°18' Leo |
| 1985-07-31 21:41 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 8°36' Aquarius |

## August 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-08-02 09:09 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1985-08-16 10:06 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 23°29' Leo |
| 1985-08-20 22:44 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 13°12' Leo |
| 1985-08-23 00:31 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 13°57' Sagittarius |
| 1985-08-23 04:35 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1985-08-28 03:38 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1985-08-30 09:27 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 6°57' Pisces |

## September 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-09-06 19:39 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1985-09-10 01:30 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1985-09-12 09:41 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 0°50' Capricorn |
| 1985-09-14 19:20 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 21°54' Virgo |
| 1985-09-22 02:52 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1985-09-22 23:13 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1985-09-23 02:07 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1985-09-29 00:09 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 5°48' Aries |

## October 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-10-03 08:09 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 7°07' Aquarius |
| 1985-10-10 18:50 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1985-10-14 04:33 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 20°46' Libra |
| 1985-10-16 13:03 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1985-10-23 11:21 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1985-10-27 15:15 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1985-10-28 17:42 UTC | Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus | 5°17' Taurus |
| 1985-10-31 16:43 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## November 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-11-09 15:07 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1985-11-12 14:10 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio | 20°08' Scorpio |
| 1985-11-17 01:58 UTC | Saturn enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1985-11-18 16:03 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 15°00' Sagittarius |
| 1985-11-22 08:50 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1985-11-27 12:42 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 5°13' Gemini |

## December 1985

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985-12-03 12:59 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1985-12-04 19:24 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1985-12-08 11:29 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 28°46' Scorpio |
| 1985-12-12 00:55 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 19°56' Sagittarius |
| 1985-12-12 11:06 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1985-12-14 19:00 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1985-12-21 22:07 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1985-12-27 07:31 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 5°29' Cancer |
| 1985-12-27 09:17 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1985?

In 1985, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 24 to Apr 17; Jul 28 to Aug 20; Nov 18 to Dec 8). There are 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on May 4, 1985 in Scorpio; Partial Solar Eclipse on May 19, 1985 in Taurus; Total Lunar Eclipse on October 28, 1985 in Taurus; Total Solar Eclipse on November 12, 1985 in Scorpio. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1985?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1985: from March 24, 1985 to April 17, 1985 (Aries); from July 28, 1985 to August 20, 1985 (Leo); from November 18, 1985 to December 8, 1985 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1985?

Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on May 4, 1985; Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus on May 19, 1985; Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on October 28, 1985; Total Solar Eclipse in Scorpio on November 12, 1985.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1985?

March Equinox: March 20, 1985 at 11:13 AM ET (16:13 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1985 at 6:44 AM ET (10:44 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 1985 at 10:07 PM ET (02:07 UTC on September 23); December Solstice: December 21, 1985 at 5:08 PM ET (22:08 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1985). Free to cite with a link to the source page.