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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1987?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1987, the Sun was in Pisces (4°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°13' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°19'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1987	Mar 21, 1987 into Aries
Moon	2°26'32" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 23, 1987	Feb 25, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°35'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1987	Mar 11, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	20°53'13" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1987	Mar 3, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	1°59'22" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1987	Apr 5, 1987 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°17'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	20°07'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°08'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°26'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°56'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°39'45" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on February 23, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 07:56 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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