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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1986, the Sun was in Aries (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1986	Apr 20, 1986 into Taurus
Moon	27°51'20" Cancer	Direct	Apr 15, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	29°58'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 11, 1986	Apr 17, 1986 into Aries
Venus	18°38'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	9°38'37" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°43'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°01'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°11'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°46'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°13'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°11'03" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 17, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 10:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	27°07' Cancer
Apr 17, 12:32 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 17, 16:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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