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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°55' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°37'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	10°25'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 5, 1987	Jan 8, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	11°53'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1986	Jan 17, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	29°07'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°35'29" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	18°24'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	15°59'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°55'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°53'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°35'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°12'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 6, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 22:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	16°05' Aries

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