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Where Were the Planets on November 12, 1986?

Quick Answer

On November 12, 1986, the Sun was in Scorpio (19°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern. Mercury squared Mars while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 12, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 12, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°48'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1986	Nov 22, 1986 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°08'35" Aries	Direct	Nov 12, 1986	Nov 14, 1986 into Taurus
Mercury	21°24'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 4, 1986	Dec 10, 1986 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°37'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°57'04" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1986	Nov 26, 1986 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°59'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	9°36'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°40'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°56'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°47'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°07'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on November 12, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 12, 00:37 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.
Nov 12, 04:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Nov 12, 17:25 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Born on November 12, 1986?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Venus and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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