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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1987, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°59'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Moon	28°32'11" Libra	Direct	Dec 14, 1987	Dec 16, 1987 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°10'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Venus	22°51'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	14°40'31" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°46'00" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	23°38'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°43'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°12'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°33'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°59'17" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 16, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 02:54 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 16, 05:43 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Dec 16, 14:41 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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