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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1987?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1987, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°55'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1987	Feb 19, 1987 into Pisces
Moon	26°23'04" Libra	Direct	Jan 20, 1987	Jan 22, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°25'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 1987	Feb 4, 1987 into Pisces
Venus	15°11'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1987	Feb 5, 1987 into Capricorn
Mars	9°46'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°21'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	17°37'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°47'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°28'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°51'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°21'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 22, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 18:30 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 22, 22:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	2°23' Scorpio

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