The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1986?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (25°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Pisces while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Jupiter sextiled Neptune. Venus trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°52' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°36'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	1°46'57" Gemini	Direct	Mar 16, 1986	Mar 18, 1986 into Cancer
Mercury	26°12'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	9°08'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	23°55'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°39'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°41'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°19'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°40'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°00'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°52'43" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 08:22 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Mar 16, 12:46 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Compassion and imagination grow. Good for spiritual and creative work.
Mar 16, 19:34 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Mar 16, 22:43 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.

Born on March 16, 1986?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.