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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°15' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	1°44'56" Virgo	Direct	May 17, 1986	May 19, 1986 into Libra
Mercury	19°38'12" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1986	May 22, 1986 into Gemini
Venus	25°05'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	20°11'30" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°09'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	7°11'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°21'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°23'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°23'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°35'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 17, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 01:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	25°51' Leo
May 17, 03:51 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 17, 08:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 17, 19:07 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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