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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 1987?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (8°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°15'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Taurus
Moon	7°52'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Mar 31, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	10°39'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1987	Apr 12, 1987 into Aries
Venus	0°58'45" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Apr 22, 1987 into Aries
Mars	25°09'52" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1987	Apr 5, 1987 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°25'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	21°09'44" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°43'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°57'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°24'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°51'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 29, 1987

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 04:37 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Mar 29, 12:48 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aries	8°17' Aries

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