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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1986, the Sun was in Gemini (2°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°03'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1986	Jun 21, 1986 into Cancer
Moon	26°51'52" Scorpio	Direct	May 21, 1986	May 23, 1986 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°36'31" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 1986	Jun 5, 1986 into Cancer
Venus	2°18'47" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1986	Jun 15, 1986 into Leo
Mars	21°29'38" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°03'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	6°45'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°08'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°16'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°14'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°16'40" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 23, 1986

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 01:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
May 23, 16:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 23, 20:45 UTC	Full Moon in Sagittarius	2°25' Sagittarius

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