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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1989?

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On June 23, 1989, the Sun was in Cancer (1°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°36' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1989
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°59'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon24°28'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury9°57'20" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus22°55'55" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars4°17'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter21°46'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn11°17'05" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus3°23'58" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune11°15'18" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto12°36'18" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node28°35'56" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 23, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on June 23, 1989?

Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Cancer Sun. Saturn and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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