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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1989?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1989, the Sun was in Pisces (26°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°52'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1989	Mar 20, 1989 into Aries
Moon	2°58'13" Leo	Direct	Mar 17, 1989	Mar 19, 1989 into Virgo
Mercury	10°54'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 1989	Mar 28, 1989 into Aries
Venus	22°11'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1989	Mar 23, 1989 into Aries
Mars	3°44'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Apr 29, 1989 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°58'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	12°51'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°06'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°10'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°56'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°47'18" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on March 17, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 06:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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