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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1989?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1989, the Sun was in Cancer (11°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°31'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1989	Jul 22, 1989 into Leo
Moon	15°12'54" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1989	Jul 4, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	25°16'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1989	Jul 6, 1989 into Cancer
Venus	5°05'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1989	Jul 24, 1989 into Virgo
Mars	10°31'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°03'02" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	10°33'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°59'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°59'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°28'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°04'09" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 3, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 04:59 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	11°15' Cancer

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