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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1990?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1990, the Sun was in Libra (18°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°54'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1990	Oct 23, 1990 into Scorpio
Moon	6°03'06" Leo	Direct	Oct 12, 1990	Oct 14, 1990 into Virgo
Mercury	11°52'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1990	Oct 23, 1990 into Scorpio
Venus	13°43'20" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1990	Oct 25, 1990 into Scorpio
Mars	14°04'06" Gemini	Direct	Aug 31, 1990	Dec 14, 1990 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°00'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	19°00'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°55'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°53'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°34'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	3°23'34" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 12, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 01:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 12, 12:17 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 12, 14:43 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 12, 19:19 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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