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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1989?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1989, the Sun was in Virgo (29°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°27'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1989	Sep 23, 1989 into Libra
Moon	4°34'43" Cancer	Direct	Sep 22, 1989	Sep 24, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	4°27'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1989	Sep 26, 1989 into Virgo
Venus	11°34'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1989	Oct 8, 1989 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°52'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1989	Nov 4, 1989 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°46'20" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	7°24'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°24'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°36'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°23'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°46'48" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 22, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 02:10 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	29°03' Gemini
Sep 22, 03:50 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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