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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1986?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1986, the Sun was in Cancer (9°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°58' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°21'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1986	Jul 23, 1986 into Leo
Moon	7°02'11" Taurus	Direct	Jun 30, 1986	Jul 3, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	3°46'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1986	Jul 23, 1986 into Cancer
Venus	18°19'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 15, 1986	Jul 11, 1986 into Virgo
Mars	20°05'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°39'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	4°05'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°35'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°17'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°35'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°12'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 1, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 23:59 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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