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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1986?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1986, the Sun was in Pisces (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aries, and Aries season began. Mercury squared Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1986	Mar 20, 1986 into Aries
Moon	19°45'11" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1986	Mar 21, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	22°31'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	14°06'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	26°02'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 2, 1986	Mar 28, 1986 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°35'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°42'15" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°21'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°43'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°55'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°40'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on March 20, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 16:44 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Mar 20, 22:02 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

Born on March 20, 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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