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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 25, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 25, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°30'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	15°41'22" Virgo	Direct	Jan 24, 1989	Jan 26, 1989 into Libra
Mercury	4°22'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1989	Jan 29, 1989 into Capricorn
Venus	18°27'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	3°27'22" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°08'17" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	8°24'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°09'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°49'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°02'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°29'20" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 25, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 25, 00:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 25, 23:58 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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