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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1987?

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On June 6, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (15°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% 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 June 6, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°15'59" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon5°06'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury9°00'10" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus24°15'56" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars10°37'00" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter21°51'06" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn18°04'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus25°08'06" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°12'22" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto7°36'30" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node8°12'30" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on June 6, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on June 6, 1987?

Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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