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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (7°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°31' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°05'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1989	Sep 23, 1989 into Libra
Moon	28°43'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 1989	Aug 30, 1989 into Virgo
Mercury	4°14'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1989	Sep 26, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	14°43'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1989	Sep 12, 1989 into Scorpio
Mars	17°04'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	5°37'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°24'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°23'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°44'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°46'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°59'53" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 30, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 14:29 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 30, 19:54 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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