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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1987?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1987, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1987. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°27' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°19' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1987
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°14'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 20, 1988 into Aquarius
Moon	15°55'24" Taurus	Direct	Dec 29, 1987	Dec 31, 1987 into Gemini
Mercury	12°25'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 10, 1988 into Aquarius
Venus	10°09'42" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1987	Jan 15, 1988 into Pisces
Mars	23°55'51" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 24, 1987	Jan 8, 1988 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	20°09'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1987	Mar 8, 1988 into Taurus
Saturn	25°17'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	27°34'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°43'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	11°57'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°14'49" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 30, 1987

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 05:04 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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