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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1989, the Sun was in Leo (28°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°24'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Virgo
Moon	28°04'53" Aries	Direct	Aug 19, 1989	Aug 21, 1989 into Taurus
Mercury	24°25'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1989	Aug 26, 1989 into Libra
Venus	4°03'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1989	Sep 12, 1989 into Scorpio
Mars	11°20'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	4°06'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°38'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°29'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°51'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°36'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°28'28" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 21, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 13:07 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 21, 15:10 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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