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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1987, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Sagittarius. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Moon	25°34'41" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 16, 1987	Dec 18, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°18'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Venus	25°20'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	15°59'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°46'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	23°52'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°50'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°16'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°36'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°52'56" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 18, 1987

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 19:32 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 18, 21:18 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on December 18, 1987?

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