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Where Were the Planets on May 14, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 14, 1987, the Sun was in Taurus (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 14, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 14, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Gemini
Moon	6°16'56" Sagittarius	Direct	May 14, 1987	May 16, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°36'30" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1987	May 30, 1987 into Cancer
Venus	26°22'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 1987	May 17, 1987 into Taurus
Mars	25°40'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°09'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	19°40'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°58'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°41'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°10'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°25'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 14, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 14, 01:40 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 14, 04:25 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
May 14, 22:31 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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