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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1998?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1998, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°53' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°51'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1998	Nov 22, 1998 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°44'30" Pisces	Direct	Oct 30, 1998	Nov 1, 1998 into Aries
Mercury	27°05'38" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1998	Nov 1, 1998 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°56'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1998	Nov 17, 1998 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°51'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Libra
Jupiter	18°29'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	29°37'27" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	8°51'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°29'11" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 23, 1998	Nov 27, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°45'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°42'31" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 30, 1998

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 04:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Oct 30, 08:58 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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