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Where Were the Planets on October 25, 1987?

Quick Answer

On October 25, 1987, the Sun was in Scorpio (1°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 25, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 25, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°32'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1987	Nov 22, 1987 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°21'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 25, 1987	Oct 27, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°52'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1987	Nov 1, 1987 into Libra
Venus	18°13'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1987	Nov 3, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°44'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1987	Nov 24, 1987 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°44'55" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	17°55'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°54'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°37'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°33'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°44'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 25, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 25, 00:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on October 25, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. 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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