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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1989, the Sun was in Gemini (0°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°39' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°11' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°24'18" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1989	Jun 21, 1989 into Cancer
Moon	8°54'15" Sagittarius	Direct	May 20, 1989	May 23, 1989 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°03'09" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	12°34'16" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	13°48'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	14°08'55" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°17'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°37'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°01'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°19'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°20'47" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 21, 1989

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 01:53 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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