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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1998?

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On October 22, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (28°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1998
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°52'49" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon21°26'28" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury15°47'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus26°54'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars9°04'58" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter18°58'48" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn0°15'42" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Uranus8°48'44" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune29°25'10" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Pluto6°28'58" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node28°07'56" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on October 22, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on October 22, 1998?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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