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Where Were the Planets on October 19, 1989?

Quick Answer

On October 19, 1989, the Sun was in Libra (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 19, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 19, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1989	Oct 23, 1989 into Scorpio
Moon	0°29'32" Cancer	Direct	Oct 19, 1989	Oct 21, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	11°33'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1989	Oct 30, 1989 into Scorpio
Venus	12°01'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1989	Nov 5, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	19°32'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1989	Nov 4, 1989 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°43'34" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°28'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°59'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°49'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°21'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°21'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 19, 1989

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 19, 11:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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