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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1989?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1989, the Sun was in Cancer (19°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°24' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°09'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1989	Jul 22, 1989 into Leo
Moon	24°28'19" Libra	Direct	Jul 9, 1989	Jul 11, 1989 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°03'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1989	Jul 20, 1989 into Leo
Venus	14°48'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1989	Jul 24, 1989 into Virgo
Mars	15°31'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°50'18" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	9°57'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°40'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°46'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°24'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°38'44" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 11, 1989

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 00:19 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	18°42' Libra
Jul 11, 08:48 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jul 11, 23:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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