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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (17°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°50'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	26°25'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 8, 1989	Aug 10, 1989 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°55'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1989	Aug 26, 1989 into Libra
Venus	20°57'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1989	Aug 18, 1989 into Libra
Mars	4°22'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	2°05'08" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°05'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°42'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°03'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°27'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°03'25" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 10, 1989

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 19:02 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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