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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1987?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1987, the Sun was in Virgo (11°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°28' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°25'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 23, 1987 into Libra
Moon	26°04'21" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 2, 1987	Sep 4, 1987 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°54'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 1987	Sep 7, 1987 into Libra
Venus	14°46'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 16, 1987 into Libra
Mars	8°04'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	29°19'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	14°44'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°43'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°16'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°47'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°26'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 4, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 01:26 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 4, 11:25 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Sep 4, 18:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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