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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1987, the Sun was in Leo (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Moon	5°53'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 2, 1987	Aug 4, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°23'53" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	3°57'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Mars	17°04'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1987	Aug 22, 1987 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°14'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°45'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°05'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°45'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°12'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°11'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 2, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 01:09 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 2, 19:24 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	9°58' Scorpio

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