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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1986, the Sun was in Aries (17°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°32' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°22'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1986	Apr 20, 1986 into Taurus
Moon	27°16'21" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1986	Apr 7, 1986 into Aries
Mercury	20°44'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	6°21'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	5°05'00" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°37'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°24'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°19'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°48'29" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°29'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°42'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 7, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 01:24 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 7, 14:48 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Apr 7, 17:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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