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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°26'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	26°49'48" Cancer	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Jan 21, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	9°05'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	13°27'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	1°12'17" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°05'38" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	7°57'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°56'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°41'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°59'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°42'03" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1989

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 18:02 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 21, 21:34 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	1°50' Leo

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