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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1989, the Sun was in Taurus (14°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°57'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1989	May 21, 1989 into Gemini
Moon	15°05'46" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1989	May 6, 1989 into Gemini
Mercury	4°46'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	22°53'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1989	May 11, 1989 into Gemini
Mars	3°54'01" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	10°32'20" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°48'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°03'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°15'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°45'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°11'37" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 5, 1989

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 11:46 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	14°57' Taurus

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