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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1986, the Sun was in Gemini (0°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°16' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°08'29" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1986	Jun 21, 1986 into Cancer
Moon	26°54'56" Libra	Direct	May 19, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°13'50" Taurus	Direct	May 7, 1986	May 22, 1986 into Gemini
Venus	29°54'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 1986	May 21, 1986 into Cancer
Mars	21°05'49" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°45'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	6°53'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°13'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°19'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°17'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°23'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 21, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 08:28 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 13:45 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 21, 17:02 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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