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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 2008?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 2008, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°26'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2008	Nov 21, 2008 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°37'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 2008	Oct 30, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°50'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	14°11'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2008	Nov 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Mars	18°05'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2008	Nov 16, 2008 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°36'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°29'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°03'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°28'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	29°10'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°16'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 30, 2008

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 06:16 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Oct 30, 22:41 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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