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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1986, the Sun was in Aries (11°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°20' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°22' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°27'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1986	Apr 20, 1986 into Taurus
Moon	7°23'42" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 31, 1986	Apr 3, 1986 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°08'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	28°57'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1986	Apr 2, 1986 into Taurus
Mars	2°10'24" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°18'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°33'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°21'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°47'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°39'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°01'53" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 1, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 19:30 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	11°46' Capricorn

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