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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1989?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1989, the Sun was in Aries (13°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°45' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°42'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1989	Apr 20, 1989 into Taurus
Moon	6°21'05" Pisces	Direct	Apr 3, 1989	Apr 5, 1989 into Aries
Mercury	12°34'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1989	Apr 11, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	13°19'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1989	Apr 16, 1989 into Taurus
Mars	14°09'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Apr 29, 1989 into Cancer
Jupiter	3°55'36" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°37'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°19'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°21'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°36'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°53'17" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 3, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 3, 09:21 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 3, 09:45 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 3, 17:44 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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