1989 brought 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 20, a partial solar eclipse in Pisces on March 7, a total lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 16, and a partial solar eclipse in Virgo on August 31. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 15 to Feb 5; May 12 to Jun 5; Sep 11 to Oct 3; Dec 30 onward). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 21. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1989
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Juno Retrograde
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- Ceres enters Aries
- Mars enters Taurus
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Jupiter Direct
- Full Moon in Leo
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
February 1989
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- Sun enters Pisces
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
March 1989
- Juno Rx enters Leo
- Chiron Direct
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Jupiter enters Gemini
- Mars enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Full Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Aries
- Mercury enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
April 1989
- New Moon in Aries
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Uranus Retrograde
- Juno Direct
- Mercury enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Neptune Retrograde
- Venus enters Taurus
- Sun enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 1989
- New Moon in Taurus
- Pallas enters Aries
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Vesta Retrograde
- Juno enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Gemini
- True Node Rx enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury Rx enters Taurus
June 1989
- New Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Mars enters Leo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Leo
July 1989
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Vesta Rx enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Leo
- Sun enters Leo
- Pluto Direct
- Venus enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter enters Cancer
August 1989
- New Moon in Leo
- Mars enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Pallas Retrograde
- Vesta Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Venus enters Libra
- Sun enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Juno enters Libra
- Mercury enters Libra
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
September 1989
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Uranus Direct
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Libra
- Ceres enters Cancer
- Neptune Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- New Moon in Libra
October 1989
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Chiron Retrograde
- Pallas Rx enters Pisces
- Jupiter Retrograde
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Scorpio
November 1989
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- Pallas Direct
- New Moon in Sagittarius
December 1989
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Ceres Rx enters Gemini
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Pallas enters Aries
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Venus Retrograde
- Mercury Retrograde