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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1986?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1986, the Sun was in Libra (9°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°24' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°12' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°58'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1986	Oct 23, 1986 into Scorpio
Moon	6°16'30" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1986	Oct 5, 1986 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°15'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 1986	Oct 4, 1986 into Scorpio
Venus	17°43'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°03'01" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°03'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	5°35'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°55'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°07'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°12'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°14'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 3, 1986

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 01:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 3, 19:05 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Libra	10°16' Libra

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