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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1987, the Sun was in Taurus (12°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 3, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°31'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Gemini
Moon	14°06'49" Cancer	Direct	May 2, 1987	May 4, 1987 into Leo
Mercury	7°55'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1987	May 13, 1987 into Gemini
Venus	13°04'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 1987	May 17, 1987 into Taurus
Mars	18°27'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°42'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°17'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°17'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°51'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°28'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	10°00'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 3, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 11:08 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
May 3, 18:05 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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