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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1989?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1989, the Sun was in Pisces (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°14' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1989	Mar 20, 1989 into Aries
Moon	5°57'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1989	Mar 2, 1989 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°12'04" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Pisces
Venus	0°59'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1989	Mar 23, 1989 into Aries
Mars	23°25'17" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°34'49" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	11°41'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°39'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°50'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°08'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°41'19" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on February 28, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 00:29 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 28, 11:01 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Feb 28, 20:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	10°13' Sagittarius

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