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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1986?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1986, the Sun was in Virgo (7°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°24' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°47'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1986	Sep 23, 1986 into Libra
Moon	23°16'25" Cancer	Direct	Aug 29, 1986	Sep 1, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	2°40'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1986	Sep 15, 1986 into Libra
Venus	23°44'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1986	Sep 7, 1986 into Scorpio
Mars	13°52'38" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°13'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°32'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°21'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°05'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°09'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°58'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 31, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 17:04 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 31, 22:45 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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