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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1987, the Sun was in Leo (11°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 August 4, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°05' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°05' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°35'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Moon	3°02'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 4, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°43'07" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	6°25'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Mars	18°20'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1987	Aug 22, 1987 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°20'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°42'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°02'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°42'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°14'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°05'02" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 4, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 06:47 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on August 4, 1987?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo 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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