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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1987?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (11°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°19' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°02'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	1°04'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°05'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	27°09'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Cancer
Mars	27°57'22" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	26°17'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	16°09'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°02'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°29'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°12'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°46'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 3, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 09:54 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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