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Where Were the Planets on December 19, 1989?

Quick Answer

On December 19, 1989, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 19, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 19, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1989	Dec 21, 1989 into Capricorn
Moon	22°03'57" Virgo	Direct	Dec 17, 1989	Dec 20, 1989 into Libra
Mercury	16°58'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	4°34'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	0°54'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°54'14" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	14°08'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°00'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°32'57" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°42'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°07'12" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 19, 1989

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 19, 06:46 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 19, 23:55 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	28°04' Virgo

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