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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1987, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°03'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Moon	24°22'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1987	Dec 20, 1987 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°27'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Capricorn
Venus	27°48'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1987	Dec 22, 1987 into Aquarius
Mars	17°18'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°48'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	24°07'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°58'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°21'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°40'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°46'35" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 20, 1987

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 18:25 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	28°20' Sagittarius
Dec 20, 19:57 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Dec 20, 21:07 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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