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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1989?

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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.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°05'39" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon1°39'47" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury8°24'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus9°49'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars18°12'55" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter10°39'24" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn8°21'17" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus1°55'33" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Neptune9°47'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto14°16'28" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node22°27'22" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1989

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Born on October 17, 1989?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Saturn and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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