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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1986?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1986, the Sun was in Leo (5°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°21' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°07'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 23, 1986 into Virgo
Moon	3°27'25" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 1986	Jul 30, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	27°11'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 11, 1986 into Leo
Venus	18°48'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 11, 1986	Aug 7, 1986 into Libra
Mars	12°54'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°27'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°08'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°43'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°36'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°35'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°46'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 28, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 05:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 28, 10:29 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 28, 15:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	5°15' Taurus

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