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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1987?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°14'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Taurus
Moon	4°28'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 1987	Apr 2, 1987 into Gemini
Mercury	12°57'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 1987	Apr 12, 1987 into Aries
Venus	3°22'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Apr 22, 1987 into Aries
Mars	26°30'41" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1987	Apr 5, 1987 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°54'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	21°09'52" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°43'33" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°58'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°21'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°45'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on March 31, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 03:45 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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