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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (1°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°50'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jun 21, 1987 into Cancer
Moon	13°30'27" Aries	Direct	May 22, 1987	May 24, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	19°16'46" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1987	May 30, 1987 into Cancer
Venus	7°16'27" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1987	Jun 11, 1987 into Gemini
Mars	1°32'41" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	19°04'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	19°04'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°40'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°31'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°55'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°56'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 23, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 08:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 23, 09:25 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
May 23, 12:28 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 23, 16:50 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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