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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1987, the Sun was in Virgo (0°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°47'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 23, 1987 into Libra
Moon	0°48'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1987	Aug 26, 1987 into Libra
Mercury	5°03'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1987	Sep 7, 1987 into Libra
Venus	1°08'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 16, 1987 into Libra
Mars	1°03'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	29°41'46" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°33'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°44'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°22'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°32'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°01'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 24, 1987

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 09:09 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Aug 24, 10:23 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 24, 11:59 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	0°48' Virgo
Aug 24, 15:56 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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