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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1986, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling. Mercury sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°17'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1986	Feb 18, 1986 into Pisces
Moon	21°57'22" Virgo	Direct	Jan 27, 1986	Jan 30, 1986 into Libra
Mercury	7°30'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1986	Feb 11, 1986 into Pisces
Venus	11°38'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1986	Feb 13, 1986 into Pisces
Mars	27°45'56" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°42'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	7°45'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°59'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°36'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°19'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°18'52" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 29, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 09:35 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Jan 29, 15:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on January 29, 1986?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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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