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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1987?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1987, the Sun was in Pisces (2°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°01' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°19'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1987	Mar 21, 1987 into Aries
Moon	3°58'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 1987	Feb 23, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°49'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1987	Mar 11, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	18°34'32" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1987	Mar 3, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	0°36'39" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1987	Apr 5, 1987 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°49'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	20°00'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°04'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°23'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°56'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°46'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 21, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 05:09 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 21, 08:56 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	2°11' Sagittarius

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