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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1989?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°49' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°40'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	5°31'30" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 5, 1989	Feb 7, 1989 into Pisces
Mercury	25°59'21" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 29, 1989	Feb 14, 1989 into Aquarius
Venus	2°13'49" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1989	Feb 27, 1989 into Pisces
Mars	9°46'28" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°32'13" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	9°34'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°42'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°09'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°54'23" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 5, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 02:02 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Feb 5, 02:50 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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