The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on December 19, 1985?

Quick Answer

On December 19, 1985, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 19, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°05' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 19, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°32'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Capricorn
Moon	2°14'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 19, 1985	Dec 21, 1985 into Taurus
Mercury	6°20'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1985	Jan 5, 1986 into Capricorn
Venus	20°04'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1985	Dec 27, 1985 into Capricorn
Mars	2°54'09" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°41'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	3°48'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°45'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°06'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°35'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°29'08" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 19, 1985

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 19, 01:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	27°06' Pisces
Dec 19, 07:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 19, 20:40 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Born on December 19, 1985?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.