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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1987?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (13°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°58' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°54'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	10°05'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 5, 1987	Jul 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°17'46" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	0°49'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 1987	Jul 30, 1987 into Leo
Mars	29°52'23" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1987	Jul 6, 1987 into Leo
Jupiter	26°41'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	15°58'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°55'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°24'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°11'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°37'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 6, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 16:46 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 6, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus 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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