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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (17°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°36'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	12°58'27" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1986	May 9, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	1°47'20" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1986	May 22, 1986 into Gemini
Venus	14°13'25" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	17°39'28" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	16°41'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	7°49'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°39'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°33'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°38'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°04'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 8, 1986

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 14:04 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
May 8, 22:10 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	18°01' Taurus

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