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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 January 14, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°12' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°18'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	23°14'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 12, 1989	Jan 14, 1989 into Taurus
Mercury	11°39'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	4°41'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	27°20'06" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°08'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	7°10'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°32'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°25'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°51'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°04'17" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 14, 1989

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 13:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	24°24' Aries
Jan 14, 23:35 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 14, 1989?

The Sun, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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