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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1987?

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On July 21, 1987, the Sun was in Cancer (28°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun squared Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°18' Gemini at midnight UTC to 16°24' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°12'19" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon10°22'26" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury9°08'45" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus19°12'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars9°26'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter28°21'05" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn15°11'08" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus23°24'54" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Neptune6°01'45" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto7°09'09" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node5°49'31" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on July 21, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun square JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on July 21, 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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