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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1987?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (11°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°20' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°59'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	13°40'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°28'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	28°22'45" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 1987	Jul 5, 1987 into Cancer
Mars	28°35'43" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	26°25'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	16°05'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°00'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°28'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°12'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°43'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 4, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 04:04 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 4, 08:34 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	11°51' Libra

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