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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1986?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (27°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°27' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°35'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	25°28'36" Gemini	Direct	Mar 16, 1986	Mar 18, 1986 into Cancer
Mercury	24°20'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	11°37'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	24°59'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°07'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°42'16" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°20'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°41'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°57'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°46'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 18, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 01:14 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Mar 18, 16:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	27°47' Gemini
Mar 18, 21:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on March 18, 1986?

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

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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