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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1998?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mars squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°58' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1998	Oct 23, 1998 into Scorpio
Moon	21°59'35" Virgo	Direct	Oct 15, 1998	Oct 18, 1998 into Libra
Mercury	8°19'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1998	Nov 1, 1998 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°39'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1998	Oct 24, 1998 into Scorpio
Mars	6°04'16" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	19°22'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	0°39'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°48'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°23'46" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°19'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°23'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 17, 1998

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 19:30 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Oct 17, 22:34 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.

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