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Where Were the Planets on December 11, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 11, 1987, the Sun was in Sagittarius (18°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mars met Pluto in Scorpio. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 11, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 11, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°53'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Moon	27°17'39" Leo	Direct	Dec 9, 1987	Dec 11, 1987 into Virgo
Mercury	12°21'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Venus	16°39'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	11°22'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°47'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	23°03'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°25'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°01'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°23'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°15'11" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 11, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 11, 12:07 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.
Dec 11, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on December 11, 1987?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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