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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1989, the Sun was in Gemini (1°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°21'59" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1989	Jun 21, 1989 into Cancer
Moon	21°31'57" Sagittarius	Direct	May 20, 1989	May 23, 1989 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°30'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1989	May 28, 1989 into Taurus
Venus	13°47'54" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	14°25'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	14°22'41" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	13°14'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°35'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°00'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°17'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°17'36" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on May 22, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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