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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1987, the Sun was in Aries (29°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°52'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Taurus
Moon	24°13'31" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 18, 1987	Apr 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°42'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1987	Apr 29, 1987 into Taurus
Venus	27°22'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 28, 1987	Apr 22, 1987 into Aries
Mars	9°52'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°41'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°49'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°34'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°58'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°50'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°41'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 20, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 14:57 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 21:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 20, 22:15 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	0°18' Aquarius

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