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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (0°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°06'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	6°27'31" Virgo	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Apr 22, 1986 into Libra
Mercury	3°37'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1986	May 7, 1986 into Taurus
Venus	22°18'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	10°55'51" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	13°19'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	8°52'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°07'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°45'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°08'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°01'31" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on April 20, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 00:23 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 20, 09:12 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 23:25 UTC	The North Node enters Aries	Leaves Taurus

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