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Where Were the Planets on October 25, 1996?

Quick Answer

On October 25, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 25, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°17' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 25, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	18°18'34" Aries	Direct	Oct 24, 1996	Oct 26, 1996 into Taurus
Mercury	27°24'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1996	Oct 27, 1996 into Scorpio
Venus	25°11'17" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1996	Oct 29, 1996 into Libra
Mars	27°18'47" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°49'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°53'20" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°44'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°04'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°49'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°37'47" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 25, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 25, 09:46 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Oct 25, 10:00 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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