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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1923?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1923, the Sun was in Libra (10°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°13'40" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1923	Oct 24, 1923 into Scorpio
Moon	25°01'38" Cancer	Direct	Oct 2, 1923	Oct 4, 1923 into Leo
Mercury	29°59'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 4, 1923	Oct 11, 1923 into Libra
Venus	16°38'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1923	Oct 15, 1923 into Scorpio
Mars	21°17'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1923	Oct 18, 1923 into Libra
Jupiter	19°04'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°28'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°36'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°42'25" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°22'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°42'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on October 4, 1923

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 11:54 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Oct 4, 21:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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