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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1989?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1989, the Sun was in Libra (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1989	Oct 23, 1989 into Scorpio
Moon	1°39'47" Gemini	Direct	Oct 17, 1989	Oct 19, 1989 into Cancer
Mercury	8°24'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1989	Oct 30, 1989 into Scorpio
Venus	9°49'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1989	Nov 5, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	18°12'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1989	Nov 4, 1989 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°39'24" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°21'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°55'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°47'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°16'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°27'22" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 09:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 17, 11:04 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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