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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1989, the Sun was in Taurus (25°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°12' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°35'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1989	May 21, 1989 into Gemini
Moon	8°18'09" Libra	Direct	May 15, 1989	May 18, 1989 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°13'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	6°25'52" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	10°42'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	13°00'29" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°29'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°46'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°06'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°27'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°36'40" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 16, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 08:51 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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