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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1986?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (9°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°32' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°50'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	1°40'49" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 30, 1986	May 2, 1986 into Pisces
Mercury	18°00'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1986	May 7, 1986 into Taurus
Venus	4°30'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	14°54'15" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°15'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	8°19'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°53'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°40'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°51'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°29'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 30, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 09:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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