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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1986?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1986, the Sun was in Leo (18°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°09' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°31'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 23, 1986 into Virgo
Moon	27°57'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1986	Aug 11, 1986 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°38'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1986	Aug 11, 1986 into Leo
Venus	3°50'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1986	Sep 7, 1986 into Scorpio
Mars	11°25'14" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°27'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°04'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°28'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°20'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°44'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°02'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 11, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 00:52 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Aug 11, 10:33 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 11, 15:35 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 11, 21:08 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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