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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1986?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1986, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars met Jupiter in Pisces. A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°15'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1986	Dec 22, 1986 into Capricorn
Moon	20°12'42" Cancer	Direct	Dec 16, 1986	Dec 19, 1986 into Leo
Mercury	12°26'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1986	Dec 29, 1986 into Capricorn
Venus	13°23'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°21'11" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	15°35'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	13°50'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°47'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°10'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°05'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°12'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 18, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 22:15 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

Born on December 18, 1986?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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