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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1987?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (2°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°27'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	13°14'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 1987	Jun 25, 1987 into Cancer
Mercury	16°23'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	16°10'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Cancer
Mars	22°11'37" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	24°57'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	16°45'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°24'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°44'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°18'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°15'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on June 24, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 23:00 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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