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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1971?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1971, the Sun was in Libra (14°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Libra. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. The Sun met Mercury in Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°32'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1971	Oct 24, 1971 into Scorpio
Moon	10°15'40" Gemini	Direct	Oct 7, 1971	Oct 9, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	14°27'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1971	Oct 17, 1971 into Scorpio
Venus	25°42'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1971	Oct 11, 1971 into Scorpio
Mars	17°07'56" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°13'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°11'27" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	13°59'29" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°08'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°07'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	11°06'14" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 8, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 05:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.
Oct 8, 14:45 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on October 8, 1971?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Pluto were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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