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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (10°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°01' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°49'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	15°20'24" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 30, 1986	May 2, 1986 into Pisces
Mercury	19°37'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1986	May 7, 1986 into Taurus
Venus	5°43'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	15°16'16" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°26'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	8°16'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°52'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°39'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°50'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°26'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 1, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 03:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	10°28' Aquarius

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