What were the 1987 eclipse dates and times?

1987 had 4 eclipses: Hybrid Solar Eclipse on March 29, 1987 at 7:45:32 AM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 13, 1987 at 10:30:58 PM ET; Annular Solar Eclipse on September 22, 1987 at 11:08:12 PM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on October 7, 1987 at 12:12:15 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1987 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 1987 at 10:51:57 PM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1987 at 6:10:44 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1987 at 9:45:15 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 1987 at 4:45:52 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1987?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1987: February 18, 1987, June 20, 1987, October 16, 1987. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1987?

1987 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 14, 1987 at 9:30:24 PM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1987 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

Across 1987, the sky delivered 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a hybrid solar eclipse in Aries on March 29, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra on April 13, an annular solar eclipse in Virgo on September 22, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aries on October 7. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Feb 18 to Mar 12; Jun 20 to Jul 15; Oct 16 to Nov 6). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 14. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1987

Jan 06, 1987 - 5:34:26 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 07, 1987 - 5:19:50 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Jan 08, 1987 - 7:20:21 AM ET Mars enters Aries
Jan 14, 1987 - 9:30:24 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 17, 1987 - 8:07:58 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 20, 1987 - 9:40:22 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 22, 1987 - 5:45:22 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Jan 29, 1987 - 8:44:31 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius

February 1987

Feb 03, 1987 - 9:31:13 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 04, 1987 - 10:03:04 PM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Feb 05, 1987 - 11:20:44 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 11, 1987 - 12:04:17 PM ET Pluto Retrograde
Feb 13, 1987 - 3:57:54 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 17, 1987 - 5:29:42 PM ET Juno enters Aquarius
Feb 18, 1987 - 11:07:11 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Feb 18, 1987 - 11:49:55 PM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 20, 1987 - 9:43:56 AM ET Mars enters Taurus
Feb 21, 1987 - 3:55:49 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Feb 21, 1987 - 8:12:24 AM ET Chiron Direct
Feb 27, 1987 - 7:50:38 PM ET New Moon in Pisces

March 1987

Mar 02, 1987 - 1:40:54 PM ET Jupiter enters Aries
Mar 03, 1987 - 2:55:02 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Mar 03, 1987 - 4:42:52 PM ET Vesta enters Taurus
Mar 04, 1987 - 4:44:20 AM ET Pallas enters Sagittarius
Mar 07, 1987 - 6:58:06 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 11, 1987 - 4:55:13 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Aquarius
Mar 12, 1987 - 4:22:19 PM ET Mercury Direct
Mar 13, 1987 - 4:08:41 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 15, 1987 - 8:12:40 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 16, 1987 - 2:26:48 AM ET Ceres enters Capricorn
Mar 20, 1987 - 10:51:57 PM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 22, 1987 - 11:21:39 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Mar 22, 1987 - 11:30:07 PM ET Pallas Retrograde
Mar 28, 1987 - 11:19:48 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Mar 29, 1987 - 7:45:32 AM ET Hybrid Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
Mar 30, 1987 - 11:42:22 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Mar 31, 1987 - 11:34:34 PM ET Uranus Retrograde

April 1987

Apr 05, 1987 - 12:37:05 PM ET Mars enters Gemini
Apr 06, 1987 - 3:47:39 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 09, 1987 - 8:12:03 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
Apr 09, 1987 - 8:45:26 PM ET Pallas Rx enters Scorpio
Apr 12, 1987 - 4:22:51 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 13, 1987 - 10:30:58 PM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
Apr 20, 1987 - 10:57:31 AM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 20, 1987 - 6:15:10 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Apr 22, 1987 - 12:07:10 PM ET Venus enters Aries
Apr 27, 1987 - 9:34:22 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
Apr 29, 1987 - 11:39:01 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 30, 1987 - 5:21:05 AM ET Ceres Retrograde

May 1987

May 05, 1987 - 10:25:37 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 13, 1987 - 8:50:14 AM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
May 13, 1987 - 11:05:02 AM ET Vesta enters Gemini
May 13, 1987 - 1:49:47 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 17, 1987 - 7:55:32 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
May 18, 1987 - 8:41:30 PM ET Juno enters Pisces
May 20, 1987 - 12:02:23 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 20, 1987 - 11:01:01 PM ET Mars enters Cancer
May 21, 1987 - 10:10:00 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 27, 1987 - 11:13:20 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
May 30, 1987 - 12:20:58 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer

June 1987

Jun 04, 1987 - 2:52:39 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 11, 1987 - 1:15:02 AM ET Venus enters Gemini
Jun 11, 1987 - 4:48:48 PM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 14, 1987 - 12:42:42 AM ET Ceres Rx enters Sagittarius
Jun 18, 1987 - 7:02:29 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 20, 1987 - 11:44:04 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jun 21, 1987 - 6:10:44 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 26, 1987 - 1:36:49 AM ET New Moon in Cancer

July 1987

Jul 03, 1987 - 11:49:43 AM ET Pallas Direct
Jul 04, 1987 - 4:34:09 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 05, 1987 - 3:49:33 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jul 06, 1987 - 12:46:27 PM ET Mars enters Leo
Jul 07, 1987 - 10:20:34 PM ET Juno Retrograde
Jul 10, 1987 - 11:32:36 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 15, 1987 - 3:51:12 AM ET Mercury Direct
Jul 17, 1987 - 4:16:48 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 18, 1987 - 2:15:53 AM ET Pluto Direct
Jul 22, 1987 - 8:04:40 AM ET Vesta enters Cancer
Jul 23, 1987 - 5:06:02 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 25, 1987 - 4:37:31 PM ET New Moon in Leo
Jul 30, 1987 - 2:49:14 AM ET Venus enters Leo

August 1987

Aug 02, 1987 - 3:23:58 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 06, 1987 - 5:19:39 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Aug 09, 1987 - 6:17:18 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 10, 1987 - 3:54:29 AM ET Ceres Direct
Aug 16, 1987 - 4:24:59 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 19, 1987 - 4:52:34 AM ET Saturn Direct
Aug 19, 1987 - 5:06:53 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Aug 21, 1987 - 5:35:31 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 22, 1987 - 3:51:16 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Aug 23, 1987 - 10:00:09 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Aug 23, 1987 - 12:09:50 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 23, 1987 - 11:43:48 PM ET Juno Rx enters Aquarius
Aug 24, 1987 - 7:58:36 AM ET New Moon in Virgo
Aug 31, 1987 - 11:47:37 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius

September 1987

Sep 01, 1987 - 10:23:11 AM ET Uranus Direct
Sep 07, 1987 - 9:51:43 AM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 07, 1987 - 2:12:51 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 14, 1987 - 7:44:27 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 16, 1987 - 2:11:45 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Sep 17, 1987 - 4:21:41 AM ET Neptune Direct
Sep 22, 1987 - 11:08:12 PM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
Sep 23, 1987 - 9:45:15 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 24, 1987 - 12:34:50 PM ET Pallas enters Sagittarius
Sep 28, 1987 - 1:20:43 PM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Sep 30, 1987 - 6:39:01 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn

October 1987

Oct 06, 1987 - 11:54:18 AM ET Ceres enters Capricorn
Oct 07, 1987 - 12:12:15 AM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
Oct 07, 1987 - 9:57:47 AM ET Chiron Retrograde
Oct 08, 1987 - 3:27:01 PM ET Mars enters Libra
Oct 10, 1987 - 4:48:30 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Oct 10, 1987 - 6:46:16 PM ET Juno Direct
Oct 12, 1987 - 1:05:43 AM ET Vesta enters Leo
Oct 14, 1987 - 2:05:35 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 16, 1987 - 12:46:02 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Oct 22, 1987 - 1:27:52 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 23, 1987 - 7:00:51 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 29, 1987 - 12:10:16 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Oct 31, 1987 - 8:56:35 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Libra

November 1987

Nov 03, 1987 - 6:03:57 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Nov 05, 1987 - 11:45:50 AM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Nov 06, 1987 - 2:39:12 AM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 11, 1987 - 4:56:43 PM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Nov 13, 1987 - 9:38:11 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 21, 1987 - 1:32:53 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 22, 1987 - 3:29:22 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23, 1987 - 10:19:11 PM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Nov 25, 1987 - 11:43:24 PM ET Juno enters Pisces
Nov 27, 1987 - 7:37:00 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Nov 27, 1987 - 8:51:02 PM ET Venus enters Capricorn

December 1987

Dec 02, 1987 - 12:21:17 AM ET True Node Rx enters Pisces
Dec 03, 1987 - 8:32:47 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 05, 1987 - 3:00:59 AM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 05, 1987 - 10:27:18 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Dec 11, 1987 - 3:07:00 PM ET Pallas enters Capricorn
Dec 13, 1987 - 6:41:14 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 15, 1987 - 7:22:14 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Dec 20, 1987 - 1:25:15 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 22, 1987 - 1:28:46 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Dec 22, 1987 - 4:45:52 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 22, 1987 - 12:39:36 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 27, 1987 - 5:00:42 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries

Starmap1987

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond