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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1987?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (26°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°56'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Taurus
Moon	11°16'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 16, 1987	Apr 18, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°32'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1987	Apr 29, 1987 into Taurus
Venus	23°46'11" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Apr 22, 1987 into Aries
Mars	7°52'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°59'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°55'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°36'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°59'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°55'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°51'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 17, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 03:52 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 17, 18:23 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 17, 20:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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