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Where Were the Planets on February 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On February 20, 1987, the Sun was in Pisces (1°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (60% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°18'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1987	Mar 21, 1987 into Aries
Moon	20°09'31" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 19, 1987	Feb 21, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°13'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1987	Mar 11, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	17°25'22" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1987	Mar 3, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	29°55'16" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1987	Feb 20, 1987 into Taurus
Jupiter	27°36'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	19°56'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°02'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°21'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°57'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°49'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 20, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 20, 14:44 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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