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Where Were the Planets on July 29, 1989?

Quick Answer

On July 29, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (6°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 July 29, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°12' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 29, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°20'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	27°26'21" Gemini	Direct	Jul 27, 1989	Jul 29, 1989 into Cancer
Mercury	18°16'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1989	Aug 5, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	6°33'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1989	Aug 18, 1989 into Libra
Mars	26°48'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°41'35" Gemini	Direct	Mar 11, 1989	Jul 30, 1989 into Cancer
Saturn	8°44'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°02'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°18'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°22'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°41'33" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 29, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 29, 16:31 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 29, 1989?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Saturn and Neptune sat 2 degrees 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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