The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1989?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°35'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	27°38'10" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 29, 1989	Jan 31, 1989 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°54'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 29, 1989	Feb 14, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	25°58'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1989	Feb 3, 1989 into Aquarius
Mars	6°52'52" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°18'21" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	9°03'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°27'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°01'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°06'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°10'16" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 31, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 16:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 31, 18:38 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

Born on January 31, 1989?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.