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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1989?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1989, the Sun was in Aries (16°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°39'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1989	Apr 20, 1989 into Taurus
Moon	21°41'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 1989	Apr 7, 1989 into Taurus
Mercury	18°45'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1989	Apr 11, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	17°03'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1989	Apr 16, 1989 into Taurus
Mars	15°59'56" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Apr 29, 1989 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°29'47" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°42'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°19'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°22'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°32'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°43'45" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 6, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 03:33 UTC	New Moon in Aries	16°19' Aries

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