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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°30' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°07'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	23°50'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Dec 24, 1987 into Pisces
Mercury	2°48'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	2°45'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	19°57'32" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	19°54'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	24°35'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°12'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°30'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°47'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°33'52" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 24, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 22:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on December 24, 1987?

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