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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 1986, the Sun was in Aries (25°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°40' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°13'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1986	Apr 20, 1986 into Taurus
Moon	3°37'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 15, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	27°44'34" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	16°11'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	8°45'49" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°18'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°06'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°13'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°47'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°16'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°17'24" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 15, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 04:41 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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