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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (9°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°42' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°12'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	7°10'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Mercury	23°47'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1989	Aug 5, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	10°09'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1989	Aug 18, 1989 into Libra
Mars	28°41'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1989	Aug 3, 1989 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°18'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°34'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°57'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°14'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°23'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°32'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 1, 1989

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 13:40 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 1, 16:06 UTC	New Moon in Leo	9°22' Leo

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