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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1987, the Sun was in Taurus (13°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°30'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Gemini
Moon	25°59'25" Cancer	Direct	May 2, 1987	May 4, 1987 into Leo
Mercury	10°02'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1987	May 13, 1987 into Gemini
Venus	14°16'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 1987	May 17, 1987 into Taurus
Mars	19°07'26" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°56'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°14'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°16'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°50'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°26'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°57'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 4, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 20:06 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on May 4, 1987?

Venus 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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