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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°50'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	23°15'54" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1987	Jan 18, 1987 into Virgo
Mercury	29°55'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1986	Jan 17, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	9°58'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1987	Feb 5, 1987 into Capricorn
Mars	6°16'50" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	20°23'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	17°08'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°31'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°17'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°47'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°37'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 12:36 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 17, 13:08 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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