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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1987?

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On June 8, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (17°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% 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 8, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°50' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°10'46" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon1°39'14" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury10°55'26" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus26°41'43" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars11°54'26" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter22°13'29" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn17°55'30" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus25°03'16" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°09'24" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto7°34'04" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node8°06'08" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on June 8, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on June 8, 1987?

Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree 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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