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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1989?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1989	Sep 23, 1989 into Libra
Moon	10°59'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 1989	Sep 2, 1989 into Libra
Mercury	5°06'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1989	Sep 26, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	15°54'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1989	Sep 12, 1989 into Scorpio
Mars	17°43'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	5°47'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°23'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°22'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°43'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	12°48'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°56'42" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 31, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 05:30 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Virgo	7°47' Virgo

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