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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1986?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1986, the Sun was in Libra (29°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°46'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1986	Oct 23, 1986 into Scorpio
Moon	3°09'04" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1986	Oct 25, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	24°01'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 1986	Dec 10, 1986 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°10'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°20'04" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1986	Nov 26, 1986 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°24'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	7°26'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°40'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°26'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°59'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°10'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 23, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 05:37 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 23, 17:14 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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