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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1987?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (1°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, 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 23, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°30'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	1°04'04" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1987	Jun 25, 1987 into Cancer
Mercury	16°36'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	14°57'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Cancer
Mars	21°33'09" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	24°48'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	16°49'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°26'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°45'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°19'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°18'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 23, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 09:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on June 23, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

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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