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Where Were the Planets on June 18, 1987?

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On June 18, 1987, the Sun was in Gemini (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% 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 18, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°26' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 18, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°43'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon27°13'59" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury16°32'34" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus8°51'33" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars18°20'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter23°59'29" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn17°11'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°38'50" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune6°53'58" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto7°23'23" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node7°34'22" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on June 18, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Last Quarter Moon in Pisces26°41' Pisces
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on June 18, 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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