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Where Were the Planets on June 12, 1987?

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On June 12, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (21°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 12, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°30' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 12, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°00'09" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon29°57'08" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury14°00'15" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus1°33'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars14°29'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter22°57'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn17°37'45" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°53'32" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune7°03'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto7°29'29" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node7°53'26" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on June 12, 1987

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on June 12, 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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