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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 1989?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (19°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°15' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°42'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1989	Sep 23, 1989 into Libra
Moon	9°09'54" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1989	Sep 13, 1989 into Pisces
Mercury	10°32'19" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 26, 1989	Sep 26, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	29°58'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1989	Sep 12, 1989 into Scorpio
Mars	25°24'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1989	Sep 19, 1989 into Libra
Jupiter	7°32'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°18'09" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°20'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°37'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°05'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°18'34" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 12, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 12:22 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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