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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1990?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1990, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°48'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1990	Nov 22, 1990 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°51'56" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 24, 1990	Oct 26, 1990 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°38'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1990	Nov 11, 1990 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°15'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 25, 1990	Nov 18, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°19'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1990	Dec 14, 1990 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°42'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	19°36'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°19'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°05'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°06'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	2°39'05" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 26, 1990

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 14:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 26, 20:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	3°10' Aquarius
Oct 26, 22:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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