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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1986?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	14°47'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1986	Jan 1, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°23'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1986	Jan 17, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	23°38'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°23'58" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	17°25'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	15°19'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°34'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°39'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°26'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°31'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 1986

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 03:10 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	9°08' Capricorn
Dec 31, 10:28 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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