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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1986?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (21°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°20' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°37'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	13°35'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Mar 13, 1986 into Taurus
Mercury	29°31'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	4°10'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	21°46'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°43'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°39'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°16'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°37'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°04'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°05'25" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 12, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 20:34 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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