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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Venus met Saturn in Capricorn. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. The Sun trined Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°45' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°20'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	20°57'16" Taurus	Direct	Jan 14, 1989	Jan 17, 1989 into Gemini
Mercury	11°52'43" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	7°11'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	28°25'50" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°06'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	7°23'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°39'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°30'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°54'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°57'56" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 16, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 06:36 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Jan 16, 16:23 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.

Born on January 16, 1989?

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