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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1987?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (5°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°40'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jun 21, 1987 into Cancer
Moon	4°09'25" Gemini	Direct	May 27, 1987	May 29, 1987 into Cancer
Mercury	25°58'22" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1987	May 30, 1987 into Cancer
Venus	12°07'32" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1987	Jun 11, 1987 into Gemini
Mars	4°08'35" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	19°53'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	18°48'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°31'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°26'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°49'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°44'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on May 27, 1987

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 03:55 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 27, 05:20 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
May 27, 15:14 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	5°48' Gemini

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