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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°15' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°21'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1988	Jan 20, 1989 into Aquarius
Moon	4°32'23" Gemini	Direct	Jan 17, 1989	Jan 19, 1989 into Cancer
Mercury	11°41'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	8°26'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	28°58'53" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°06'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	7°30'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°42'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°32'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°55'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°54'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 03:56 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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