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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1986?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1986, the Sun was in Leo (12°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°46'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 23, 1986 into Virgo
Moon	9°35'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1986	Aug 7, 1986 into Virgo
Mercury	26°03'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 11, 1986 into Leo
Venus	27°28'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 11, 1986	Aug 7, 1986 into Libra
Mars	11°44'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°57'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°04'01" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°33'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°27'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°39'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°21'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 5, 1986

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 18:36 UTC	New Moon in Leo	13°02' Leo

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