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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1989?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1989, the Sun was in Cancer (0°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°57' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°05'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1989	Jul 22, 1989 into Leo
Moon	27°13'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 19, 1989	Jun 21, 1989 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°35'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1989	Jul 6, 1989 into Cancer
Venus	20°29'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1989	Jun 29, 1989 into Leo
Mars	3°03'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°18'48" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	11°25'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	3°28'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°18'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°38'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°42'17" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 21, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 09:52 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 16:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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