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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.

Venus met Saturn in Sagittarius. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. The Sun sextiled Jupiter.

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	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Dec 5, 06:11 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Dec 5, 09:01 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	13°10' Virgo

Born on December 5, 1985?

The Sun, Venus, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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