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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1999?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1999, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°36'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Nov 22, 1999 into Sagittarius
Moon	23°44'21" Cancer	Direct	Oct 28, 1999	Oct 30, 1999 into Leo
Mercury	29°47'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 1999	Oct 30, 1999 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°07'17" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1999	Nov 9, 1999 into Libra
Mars	9°48'53" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1999	Nov 26, 1999 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°01'25" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	14°16'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	12°52'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°39'56" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°05'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°22'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 30, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 20:09 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 30, 22:46 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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