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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1985?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1985, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°01'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1984	Jan 20, 1985 into Aquarius
Moon	5°39'55" Taurus	Direct	Jan 1, 1985	Jan 3, 1985 into Gemini
Mercury	18°24'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1984	Jan 11, 1985 into Capricorn
Venus	26°54'54" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1984	Jan 4, 1985 into Pisces
Mars	5°31'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 25, 1984	Feb 2, 1985 into Aries
Jupiter	21°34'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°46'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°23'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°30'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°22'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°07'31" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 1, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 00:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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