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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°07' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°23' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°34'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	15°13'40" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 29, 1989	Jan 31, 1989 into Sagittarius
Mercury	28°43'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1989	Feb 14, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	24°43'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	6°18'23" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°16'10" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	8°56'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°24'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°59'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°06'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°13'27" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 30, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 02:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°10' Scorpio

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