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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1986?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1986, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°51' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°31'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1986	Feb 18, 1986 into Pisces
Moon	23°57'38" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 1986	Feb 17, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	9°34'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1986	Mar 3, 1986 into Aries
Venus	4°13'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1986	Mar 9, 1986 into Aries
Mars	8°19'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°59'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	8°54'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°42'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°07'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°20'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°21'41" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on February 16, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 02:53 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Feb 16, 19:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	27°51' Taurus

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