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Where Were the Planets on March 10, 1989?

Quick Answer

On March 10, 1989, the Sun was in Pisces (19°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Mercury squared Mars. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended. Mercury squared Jupiter. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 10, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 10, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°53'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1989	Mar 20, 1989 into Aries
Moon	28°30'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 8, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Taurus
Mercury	29°36'20" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 1989	Mar 10, 1989 into Pisces
Venus	13°28'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1989	Mar 23, 1989 into Aries
Mars	29°28'19" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1989	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°54'25" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	12°25'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°56'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°03'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°02'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°09'32" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 10, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 10, 08:34 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.
Mar 10, 14:24 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Mar 10, 17:09 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Mar 10, 18:07 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on March 10, 1989?

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Pisces Sun. Saturn and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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