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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1989, the Sun was in Taurus (19°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°48'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1989	May 21, 1989 into Gemini
Moon	25°30'08" Cancer	Direct	May 8, 1989	May 10, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	6°41'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	29°03'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1989	May 11, 1989 into Gemini
Mars	6°59'43" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	11°39'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°40'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°56'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°11'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°37'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°55'44" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 10, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 20:22 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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