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Where Were the Planets on April 19, 1987?

Quick Answer

On April 19, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (28°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aries. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Venus squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 19, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 19, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°54'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Taurus
Moon	9°56'44" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 18, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°57'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1987	Apr 29, 1987 into Taurus
Venus	26°10'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Apr 22, 1987 into Aries
Mars	9°12'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°27'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°51'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°35'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°58'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°51'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°45'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 19, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 19, 19:59 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Apr 19, 20:06 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on April 19, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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