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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Capricorn. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Venus sextiled Mars. Jupiter sextiled Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°54'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Moon	20°20'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1986	Jan 9, 1986 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°57'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1986	Jan 25, 1986 into Aquarius
Venus	15°14'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Mars	15°08'28" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°53'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	5°55'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°55'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°51'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°04'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°25'35" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 8, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 08:16 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
Jan 8, 10:35 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Jan 8, 18:05 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Lucky surprises and a wider appetite for new ideas.

Born on January 8, 1986?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus 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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