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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1986?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1986, the Sun was in Gemini (9°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°49' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°32' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°44'28" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1986	Jun 21, 1986 into Cancer
Moon	21°13'35" Pisces	Direct	May 29, 1986	Jun 1, 1986 into Aries
Mercury	19°52'39" Gemini	Direct	May 22, 1986	Jun 5, 1986 into Cancer
Venus	11°52'57" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1986	Jun 15, 1986 into Leo
Mars	22°40'10" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°07'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	6°09'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°49'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°05'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°03'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°51'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 31, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 14:57 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
May 31, 22:50 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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