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Where Were the Planets on December 7, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 7, 1987, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 7, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 7, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°50'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Moon	9°33'27" Cancer	Direct	Dec 6, 1987	Dec 9, 1987 into Leo
Mercury	6°07'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Venus	11°42'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	8°45'08" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°52'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	22°34'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°11'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	6°52'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°14'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°27'53" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 7, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 02:56 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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