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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1999?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1999, the Sun was in Libra (7°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°51'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1999	Oct 23, 1999 into Scorpio
Moon	29°06'05" Gemini	Direct	Sep 29, 1999	Oct 1, 1999 into Cancer
Mercury	24°27'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 1999	Oct 5, 1999 into Scorpio
Venus	25°46'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1999	Oct 7, 1999 into Virgo
Mars	18°58'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 2, 1999	Oct 17, 1999 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°46'03" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1999	Oct 23, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	16°16'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	13°03'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°38'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	8°15'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°54'59" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 1, 1999

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 13:31 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 1, 21:40 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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