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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1987?

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On March 24, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (3°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°18'50" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon27°26'12" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury5°39'22" PiscesDirect into Aries
Venus25°00'44" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars21°47'22" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter5°12'57" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn21°07'37" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus26°42'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune7°55'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto9°30'52" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node12°07'37" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on March 24, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on March 24, 1987?

The Sun and Jupiter sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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