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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1987?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1987, the Sun was in Virgo (7°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°33'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 23, 1987 into Libra
Moon	29°12'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1987	Aug 31, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°59'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1987	Sep 7, 1987 into Libra
Venus	9°48'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 16, 1987 into Libra
Mars	5°31'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	29°30'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°39'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°42'59" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°18'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°41'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°39'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 31, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 04:00 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 31, 13:23 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 31, 15:34 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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