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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1989?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1989, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°28' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Pisces
Moon	10°52'20" Cancer	Direct	Feb 15, 1989	Feb 18, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	1°29'19" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Pisces
Venus	15°59'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1989	Feb 27, 1989 into Pisces
Mars	16°14'42" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°19'26" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	10°38'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°12'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°32'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°11'24" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°19'26" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 16, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 21:10 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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