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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1987, the Sun was in Libra (26°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°33'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1987	Oct 23, 1987 into Scorpio
Moon	0°05'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 20, 1987	Oct 22, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°14'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1987	Nov 1, 1987 into Libra
Venus	11°59'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1987	Nov 3, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°31'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1987	Nov 24, 1987 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°25'11" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	17°28'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°42'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°31'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°21'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°00'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 20, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 11:49 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 20, 15:17 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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