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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1987?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1987, the Sun was in Pisces (12°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. Venus sextiled Jupiter. Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors. Mars trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°22'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1987	Mar 21, 1987 into Aries
Moon	26°38'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 1, 1987	Mar 3, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	4°41'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1987	Mar 11, 1987 into Aquarius
Venus	0°11'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1987	Mar 28, 1987 into Pisces
Mars	7°29'21" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1987	Apr 5, 1987 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°10'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°31'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°22'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°36'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°51'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°14'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 3, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 07:55 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Mar 3, 11:18 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.
Mar 3, 16:30 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.
Mar 3, 18:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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