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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1989?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1989, the Sun was in Pisces (4°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°45' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°51'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1989	Mar 20, 1989 into Aries
Moon	5°52'03" Libra	Direct	Feb 23, 1989	Feb 25, 1989 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°53'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Pisces
Venus	24°44'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1989	Feb 27, 1989 into Pisces
Mars	20°25'09" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°00'35" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	11°16'18" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°28'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°43'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°10'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°57'12" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 23, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 00:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Feb 23, 02:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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