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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°06'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	9°06'12" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Dec 24, 1987 into Pisces
Mercury	1°12'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	1°31'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	19°17'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°52'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	24°28'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°08'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°27'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°45'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°37'03" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 23, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 07:51 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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