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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1989?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1989, the Sun was in Cancer (29°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°45' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°39'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1989	Jul 22, 1989 into Leo
Moon	18°53'24" Pisces	Direct	Jul 21, 1989	Jul 23, 1989 into Aries
Mercury	4°25'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1989	Aug 5, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	28°06'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1989	Jul 24, 1989 into Virgo
Mars	22°24'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°13'35" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	9°11'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°16'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°29'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°22'03" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°03'47" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 22, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 14:42 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 22, 20:45 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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