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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1998?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1998, the Sun was in Libra (29°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°52'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1998	Oct 23, 1998 into Scorpio
Moon	3°20'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°14'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1998	Nov 1, 1998 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°10'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1998	Oct 24, 1998 into Scorpio
Mars	9°40'57" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	18°54'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	0°10'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°48'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°25'33" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°30'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°04'46" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 23, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 01:05 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 23, 05:15 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 23, 14:59 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 18:49 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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