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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°06'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Moon	4°20'22" Taurus	Direct	Jan 18, 1986	Jan 20, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	19°26'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1986	Jan 25, 1986 into Aquarius
Venus	27°49'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Mars	21°11'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°08'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	6°51'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°27'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°13'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°13'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°53'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 18, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 03:13 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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