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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1985?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1985, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% 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 December 24, 1985. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1985
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°37'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Moon	1°36'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 24, 1985	Dec 26, 1985 into Cancer
Mercury	12°30'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1985	Jan 5, 1986 into Capricorn
Venus	26°22'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1985	Dec 27, 1985 into Capricorn
Mars	5°58'35" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°41'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	4°21'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°03'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°18'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°43'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°13'15" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 24, 1985

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 08:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on December 24, 1985?

Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Sagittarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. The Sun 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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