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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1985?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1985, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°14'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1984	Jan 20, 1985 into Aquarius
Moon	2°49'51" Libra	Direct	Jan 12, 1985	Jan 14, 1985 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°57'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1985	Feb 1, 1985 into Aquarius
Venus	8°59'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1985	Feb 2, 1985 into Aries
Mars	13°54'47" Pisces	Direct	Dec 25, 1984	Feb 2, 1985 into Aries
Jupiter	24°08'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°45'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	15°59'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°54'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°34'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°32'34" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 12, 1985

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 07:13 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on January 12, 1985?

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