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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1989?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1989, the Sun was in Pisces (12°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°53'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1989	Mar 20, 1989 into Aries
Moon	15°08'16" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 2, 1989	Mar 4, 1989 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°17'39" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Pisces
Venus	4°44'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1989	Mar 23, 1989 into Aries
Mars	25°13'50" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°57'12" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	11°55'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°45'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°54'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°07'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°31'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 3, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 10:15 UTC	Saturn conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Mar 3, 12:18 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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