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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1986?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1986, the Sun was in Virgo (1°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°59'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1986	Sep 23, 1986 into Libra
Moon	11°27'57" Taurus	Direct	Aug 24, 1986	Aug 27, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	20°54'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1986	Aug 30, 1986 into Virgo
Venus	18°01'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1986	Sep 7, 1986 into Scorpio
Mars	12°36'14" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°58'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°20'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°21'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°08'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°00'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°18'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 25, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 20:09 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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