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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1985?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1985, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°35' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°24'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1985	Feb 18, 1985 into Pisces
Moon	6°09'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1985	Jan 23, 1985 into Pisces
Mercury	13°31'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1985	Feb 1, 1985 into Aquarius
Venus	18°26'14" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1985	Feb 2, 1985 into Aries
Mars	20°45'23" Pisces	Direct	Dec 25, 1984	Feb 2, 1985 into Aries
Jupiter	26°15'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	26°27'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°26'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°13'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°40'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°03'58" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 21, 1985

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 00:38 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 02:28 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	1°00' Aquarius

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