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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (4°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°00'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	3°33'50" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°58'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1986	May 7, 1986 into Taurus
Venus	27°11'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1986	Apr 26, 1986 into Gemini
Mars	12°34'55" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°07'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	8°40'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°02'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°43'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°01'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°48'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 24, 1986

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 06:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 24, 06:59 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 24, 12:42 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	4°00' Scorpio

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