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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1989?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°44'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	10°56'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1989	Dec 29, 1989 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°20'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	6°24'32" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	7°11'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°41'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	15°11'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°32'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°53'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°58'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°38'37" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 28, 1989

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 03:20 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	6°22' Capricorn

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