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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°12' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°10'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	13°10'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1989	Jan 8, 1989 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°09'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	25°55'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1988	Jan 10, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	23°34'30" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°22'20" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	6°21'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°08'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°10'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°43'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°26'32" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 7, 1989

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 19:22 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	17°29' Capricorn

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