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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1987, the Sun was in Leo (13°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°33' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°30'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Moon	1°56'28" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 6, 1987	Aug 8, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°16'56" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1987	Aug 6, 1987 into Leo
Venus	8°53'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Mars	19°37'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1987	Aug 22, 1987 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°26'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°40'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°59'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°40'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°15'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°58'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 6, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 08:51 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 6, 14:04 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Aug 6, 21:20 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 6, 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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