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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1989?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1989, the Sun was in Gemini (10°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°00'21" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1989	Jun 21, 1989 into Cancer
Moon	24°30'36" Aries	Direct	May 29, 1989	May 31, 1989 into Taurus
Mercury	28°58'53" Taurus	Retrograde	May 28, 1989	Jun 12, 1989 into Gemini
Venus	24°49'56" Gemini	Direct	May 11, 1989	Jun 4, 1989 into Cancer
Mars	20°00'24" Cancer	Direct	Apr 29, 1989	Jun 16, 1989 into Leo
Jupiter	16°27'10" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	12°47'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°17'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°49'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°04'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°49'00" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 31, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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