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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1989, the Sun was in Taurus (21°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°29' Leo at midnight UTC to 26°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°44'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1989	May 21, 1989 into Gemini
Moon	20°38'39" Leo	Direct	May 10, 1989	May 13, 1989 into Virgo
Mercury	6°51'21" Gemini	Stationing direct	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	1°30'49" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	8°14'02" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	12°06'11" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°37'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°53'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°10'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°34'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°49'22" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 12, 1989

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 14:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	21°50' Leo

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