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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1987?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1987, the Sun was in Libra (14°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mars moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°40'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1987	Oct 23, 1987 into Scorpio
Moon	1°44'09" Taurus	Direct	Oct 8, 1987	Oct 10, 1987 into Gemini
Mercury	9°44'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1987	Nov 1, 1987 into Libra
Venus	27°03'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 1987	Oct 10, 1987 into Scorpio
Mars	29°48'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1987	Oct 8, 1987 into Libra
Jupiter	26°01'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	16°29'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°17'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°21'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	8°54'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°38'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 8, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 08:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 8, 19:26 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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