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Where Were the Planets on October 25, 1998?

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On October 25, 1998, the Sun was in Scorpio (1°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 25, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°21' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 25, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°52'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Nov 22, 1998 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°25'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°07'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1998	Nov 1, 1998 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°40'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1998	Nov 17, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°52'46" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	18°46'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	0°01'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 9, 1998	Oct 25, 1998 into Aries
Uranus	8°49'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°26'26" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°34'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°58'25" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 25, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 25, 00:16 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 25, 17:04 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 25, 18:32 UTC	Saturn re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus

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