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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1987?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1987, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°47' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°17'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1987	Feb 19, 1987 into Pisces
Moon	10°18'52" Libra	Direct	Feb 16, 1987	Feb 19, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°23'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1987	Mar 11, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	13°58'37" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1987	Mar 3, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	27°50'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°54'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	19°44'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°56'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°17'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°57'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°58'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 17, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 21:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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