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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (2°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°59' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 1989
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°15'34" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon24°16'28" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury29°09'50" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus8°48'35" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars13°53'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter4°48'13" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn7°31'46" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus1°26'16" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune9°47'53" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto12°40'57" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node25°15'46" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 25, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 25, 1989?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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