1986 brought 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial solar eclipse in Aries on April 9, a total lunar eclipse in Scorpio on April 24, a hybrid solar eclipse in Libra on October 3, and a total lunar eclipse in Aries on October 17. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 7 to Mar 30; Jul 9 to Aug 2; Nov 2 to Nov 22). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 25. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1986
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Leo
- Pallas Direct
February 1986
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Venus enters Pisces
- Chiron Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Pisces
- Jupiter enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 1986
- Mercury enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Venus enters Aries
- Pallas enters Cancer
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Rx enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Saturn Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Libra
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
April 1986
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Taurus
- Juno Retrograde
- True Node Rx enters Aries
- Neptune Retrograde
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
- Ceres Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
- Venus enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 1986
- True Node enters Taurus
- Mercury enters Taurus
- True Node Rx enters Aries
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Pallas enters Leo
- Sun enters Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
June 1986
- Mercury enters Cancer
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mars Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Leo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
July 1986
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury Retrograde
- Venus enters Virgo
- Jupiter Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Pluto Direct
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Sun enters Leo
- Mercury Rx enters Cancer
- Juno Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
August 1986
- Ceres enters Libra
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Leo
- Saturn Direct
- Venus enters Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
- Mars Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Vesta Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Virgo
September 1986
- New Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Neptune Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Pallas enters Libra
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Chiron Retrograde
October 1986
- Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Ceres enters Scorpio
- Venus Retrograde
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
November 1986
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Jupiter Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Vesta Direct
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mars enters Pisces
- Venus Direct
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Juno enters Capricorn
December 1986
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Capricorn