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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1986?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1986, the Sun was in Virgo (3°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°55'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1986	Sep 23, 1986 into Libra
Moon	5°26'52" Gemini	Direct	Aug 27, 1986	Aug 29, 1986 into Cancer
Mercury	24°47'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1986	Aug 30, 1986 into Virgo
Venus	19°57'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1986	Sep 7, 1986 into Scorpio
Mars	12°58'51" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°43'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°23'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°21'21" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°07'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°03'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°11'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 27, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 01:00 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 27, 08:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°47' Gemini

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