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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1986, the Sun was in Aries (22°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°17'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1986	Apr 20, 1986 into Taurus
Moon	28°06'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1986	Apr 12, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	24°43'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	12°30'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	7°24'44" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°41'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°13'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°15'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°48'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°21'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°26'56" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 12, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 11:27 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 12, 15:50 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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