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Where Were the Planets on June 9, 1987?

Quick Answer

On June 9, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (18°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 9, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°35' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 9, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°08'08" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jun 21, 1987 into Cancer
Moon	15°38'06" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 8, 1987	Jun 10, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°47'29" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	27°54'38" Taurus	Direct	May 17, 1987	Jun 11, 1987 into Gemini
Mars	12°33'08" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	22°24'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	17°51'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°00'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°07'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°32'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°02'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 9, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 9, 05:22 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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