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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1987?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 26°43' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1987	Jul 23, 1987 into Leo
Moon	20°12'07" Aries	Direct	Jul 16, 1987	Jul 18, 1987 into Taurus
Mercury	7°36'57" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	14°17'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 1987	Jul 30, 1987 into Leo
Mars	6°53'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1987	Aug 22, 1987 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°57'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	15°22'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°32'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°07'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°08'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°02'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 17, 1987

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 20:17 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	24°43' Aries
Jul 17, 21:48 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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