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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1986?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (2°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°50' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°33'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	24°27'50" Cancer	Direct	Feb 19, 1986	Feb 21, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	18°11'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1986	Mar 3, 1986 into Aries
Venus	10°28'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1986	Mar 9, 1986 into Aries
Mars	11°11'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°11'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°08'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°51'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°15'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°18'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°05'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on February 21, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 22:24 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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