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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (24°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°20' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°47' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°33'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	29°32'32" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 15, 1989	Aug 17, 1989 into Pisces
Mercury	19°10'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1989	Aug 26, 1989 into Libra
Venus	29°18'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1989	Aug 18, 1989 into Libra
Mars	8°48'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	3°23'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°47'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°33'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°55'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°33'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°41'11" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 17, 1989

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 03:08 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	24°12' Aquarius
Aug 17, 12:45 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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