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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°16' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°26'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	17°35'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 26, 2008	Oct 28, 2008 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°25'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	10°34'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	15°59'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°11'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°11'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°08'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°28'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°05'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°25'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 27, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 20:23 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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