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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (0°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°19'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1989	Sep 23, 1989 into Libra
Moon	26°42'04" Taurus	Direct	Aug 21, 1989	Aug 23, 1989 into Gemini
Mercury	26°51'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1989	Aug 26, 1989 into Libra
Venus	6°26'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1989	Sep 12, 1989 into Scorpio
Mars	12°37'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	4°27'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°35'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°27'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°49'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°38'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°22'07" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 23, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 03:46 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 13:05 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 23, 17:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 23, 18:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	0°36' Gemini

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