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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 13, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°45'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	5°17'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 13, 1987	Jan 15, 1987 into Leo
Mercury	23°15'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1986	Jan 17, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	5°55'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1987	Feb 5, 1987 into Capricorn
Mars	3°29'07" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	19°38'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	16°43'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°18'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°09'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°43'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°50'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 13, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 01:18 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on January 13, 1987?

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