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Where Were the Planets on March 11, 1986?

Quick Answer

On March 11, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (20°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aries into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 11, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°38' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°20' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 11, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°37'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	1°01'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Mar 13, 1986 into Taurus
Mercury	0°08'03" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1986	Mar 11, 1986 into Pisces
Venus	2°55'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	21°14'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°29'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°39'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°15'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°36'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°05'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°08'36" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 11, 1986

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 11, 10:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Mar 11, 17:36 UTC	Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries

Born on March 11, 1986?

Mars, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Sagittarius streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Mars and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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