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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°26'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°06'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 2008	Oct 30, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°51'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	11°46'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	16°41'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°19'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°17'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°06'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°28'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°07'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°22'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 28, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 11:47 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 28, 23:14 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	5°54' Scorpio

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