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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1987?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1987, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°31'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1987	Nov 22, 1987 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°41'23" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 29, 1987	Oct 31, 1987 into Pisces
Mercury	2°52'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1987	Nov 1, 1987 into Libra
Venus	23°12'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 1987	Nov 3, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°20'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1987	Nov 24, 1987 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°13'29" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	18°18'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°05'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°42'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°43'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°31'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 29, 1987

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 07:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 29, 16:28 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 29, 17:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	5°44' Aquarius

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