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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1989?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1989, the Sun was in Libra (28°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°04'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1989	Oct 23, 1989 into Scorpio
Moon	27°24'39" Cancer	Direct	Oct 19, 1989	Oct 21, 1989 into Leo
Mercury	14°48'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1989	Oct 30, 1989 into Scorpio
Venus	14°12'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 8, 1989	Nov 5, 1989 into Capricorn
Mars	20°51'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1989	Nov 4, 1989 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°46'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	8°35'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°03'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°51'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	14°25'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	22°14'40" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 21, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 13:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	28°07' Cancer
Oct 21, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on October 21, 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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