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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1987?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). 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 July 16, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	6°50'29" Aries	Direct	Jul 16, 1987	Jul 18, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	7°27'55" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	13°03'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 1987	Jul 30, 1987 into Leo
Mars	6°15'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1987	Aug 22, 1987 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°51'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	15°25'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°34'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°09'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°09'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°05'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 00:00 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on July 16, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus 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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