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Where Were the Planets on May 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 20, 1987, the Sun was in Taurus (28°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°57'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Gemini
Moon	3°14'11" Pisces	Direct	May 20, 1987	May 22, 1987 into Aries
Mercury	13°45'05" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1987	May 30, 1987 into Cancer
Venus	3°38'16" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1987	Jun 11, 1987 into Gemini
Mars	29°35'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1987	May 21, 1987 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°26'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	19°17'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°46'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°34'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°00'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°06'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 20, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 20, 04:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	28°38' Aquarius
May 20, 06:23 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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