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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1987, the Sun was in Leo (29°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°49'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Moon	18°50'10" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 1987	Aug 24, 1987 into Virgo
Mercury	3°07'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1987	Sep 7, 1987 into Libra
Venus	29°53'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1987	Aug 23, 1987 into Virgo
Mars	0°25'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	29°42'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°32'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°45'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°23'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°31'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°04'40" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 23, 1987

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 23, 08:24 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 23, 08:58 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 23, 13:59 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 16:10 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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