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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1989?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (8°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°15'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	24°10'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 29, 1989	Jul 31, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	21°58'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1989	Aug 5, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	8°57'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1989	Aug 18, 1989 into Libra
Mars	28°04'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°06'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°37'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°59'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°16'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°23'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°35'12" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 31, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 05:44 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jul 31, 22:40 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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