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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 2008, the Sun was in Libra (24°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°29'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2008	Oct 23, 2008 into Scorpio
Moon	0°58'09" Gemini	Direct	Oct 17, 2008	Oct 19, 2008 into Cancer
Mercury	7°48'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	28°27'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2008	Oct 18, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°04'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°54'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°08'37" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°24'34" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°32'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°52'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°57'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 10:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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