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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1986, the Sun was in Taurus (28°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°13'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Gemini
Moon	28°27'19" Virgo	Direct	May 17, 1986	May 19, 1986 into Libra
Mercury	23°53'50" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1986	May 22, 1986 into Gemini
Venus	27°30'26" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	20°39'45" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°28'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	7°02'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°17'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°21'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°20'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°29'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 19, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 14:41 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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