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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1989?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1989, the Sun was in Aries (22°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°33'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1989	Apr 20, 1989 into Taurus
Moon	17°02'09" Cancer	Direct	Apr 11, 1989	Apr 13, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	1°14'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 11, 1989	Apr 29, 1989 into Gemini
Venus	24°29'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 23, 1989	Apr 16, 1989 into Taurus
Mars	19°41'45" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Apr 29, 1989 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°40'23" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°50'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°19'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°22'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°23'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°24'41" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 12, 1989

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 23:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	23°01' Cancer

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