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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1998?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (12°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°02'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1998	Oct 23, 1998 into Scorpio
Moon	7°12'10" Aries	Direct	Oct 5, 1998	Oct 6, 1998 into Taurus
Mercury	19°17'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1998	Oct 12, 1998 into Scorpio
Venus	5°39'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1998	Oct 24, 1998 into Scorpio
Mars	28°45'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 20, 1998	Oct 7, 1998 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°35'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	1°34'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°52'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°23'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°58'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°01'57" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 5, 1998

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 00:31 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 5, 18:24 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 5, 20:12 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	12°23' Aries

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