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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1989?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1989, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1989. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 26°32' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1989
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°47'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	19°53'45" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 29, 1989	Jan 1, 1990 into Pisces
Mercury	25°52'04" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	6°19'50" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	9°17'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°17'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	15°32'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°43'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°59'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°03'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°29'05" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 31, 1989

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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