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Where Were the Planets on November 21, 1987?

Quick Answer

On November 21, 1987, the Sun was in Scorpio (28°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 21, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 21, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°37'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1987	Nov 22, 1987 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°36'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1987	Nov 23, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°41'03" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1987	Dec 3, 1987 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°49'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1987	Nov 28, 1987 into Capricorn
Mars	28°16'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1987	Nov 24, 1987 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°44'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	20°44'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°15'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°20'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	10°38'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°18'43" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on November 21, 1987

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 21, 06:33 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	28°24' Scorpio
Nov 21, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 21, 13:40 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine

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