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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	0°26'53" Libra	Direct	Jan 20, 1987	Jan 22, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°00'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 1987	Feb 4, 1987 into Pisces
Venus	13°05'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1987	Feb 5, 1987 into Capricorn
Mars	8°22'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	20°57'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	17°26'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°41'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°24'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°49'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°27'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 20, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 11:09 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 20, 14:40 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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