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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°53'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Moon	5°37'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1986	Jan 9, 1986 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°26'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1986	Jan 25, 1986 into Aquarius
Venus	13°59'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Mars	14°31'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°39'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	5°49'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°52'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°49'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°02'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°28'46" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 7, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 02:46 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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