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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1987?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1987, the Sun was in Virgo (24°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°45' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°03'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1987	Sep 23, 1987 into Libra
Moon	21°41'11" Cancer	Direct	Sep 15, 1987	Sep 18, 1987 into Leo
Mercury	15°11'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 7, 1987	Sep 28, 1987 into Scorpio
Venus	0°55'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 1987	Oct 10, 1987 into Scorpio
Mars	16°21'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	28°24'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	15°12'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°49'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°13'41" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°10'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°45'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 17, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 12:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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