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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1987?

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On October 5, 1987, the Sun was in Libra (11°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Venus sextiled Uranus. A fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°16' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1987
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°42'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon19°29'38" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury7°12'42" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Venus23°19'11" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars27°52'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter26°24'43" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Saturn16°16'33" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°12'05" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Neptune5°19'08" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto8°47'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node1°48'03" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 5, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus sextile UranusA fresh spark: new people, a new look, unexpected fun.

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Mercury and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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