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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Capricorn. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°36' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°24' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°33'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	15°03'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1987	Jan 3, 1987 into Pisces
Mercury	5°32'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1986	Jan 17, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	25°25'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	25°47'46" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	17°45'00" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	15°33'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°41'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°44'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°29'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°24'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 2, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 15:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on January 2, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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