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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1986, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°02' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°08'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1986	Feb 18, 1986 into Pisces
Moon	27°56'01" Taurus	Direct	Jan 18, 1986	Jan 20, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	22°37'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1986	Jan 25, 1986 into Aquarius
Venus	0°20'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1986	Feb 13, 1986 into Pisces
Mars	22°23'23" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°36'01" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	7°02'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°33'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°17'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°15'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°47'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 20, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 05:35 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 06:15 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jan 20, 08:46 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 16:11 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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