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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1998?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (17°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°57'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1998	Oct 23, 1998 into Scorpio
Moon	5°52'15" Cancer	Direct	Oct 11, 1998	Oct 13, 1998 into Leo
Mercury	29°01'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1998	Oct 12, 1998 into Scorpio
Venus	13°08'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1998	Oct 24, 1998 into Scorpio
Mars	2°25'48" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	19°56'50" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	1°07'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°49'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°23'11" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°08'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°42'53" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 11, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 01:48 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 11, 17:25 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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