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Where Were the Planets on October 19, 1986?

Quick Answer

On October 19, 1986, the Sun was in Libra (25°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 19, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 21°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 19, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°48'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1986	Oct 23, 1986 into Scorpio
Moon	15°10'52" Taurus	Direct	Oct 18, 1986	Oct 20, 1986 into Gemini
Mercury	19°59'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1986	Dec 10, 1986 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°06'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°56'59" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1986	Nov 26, 1986 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°38'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	7°02'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°30'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°21'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°49'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°23'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 19, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 19, 14:05 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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