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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°01' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°23' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°27'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	25°44'31" Leo	Direct	Oct 21, 2008	Oct 23, 2008 into Virgo
Mercury	12°18'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	5°43'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	13°12'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°38'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°46'54" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°14'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°30'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°00'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°38'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 23, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 01:08 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 19:39 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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