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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1991?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1991, the Sun was in Libra (12°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°47' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°44'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1991	Oct 23, 1991 into Scorpio
Moon	24°46'49" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1991	Oct 6, 1991 into Libra
Mercury	14°51'51" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1991	Oct 15, 1991 into Scorpio
Venus	29°44'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 1991	Oct 6, 1991 into Virgo
Mars	23°04'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1991	Oct 16, 1991 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°56'49" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1991	Oct 10, 1992 into Libra
Saturn	0°11'41" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	9°57'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°01'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°51'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°22'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 6, 1991

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 00:12 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 6, 21:00 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 6, 21:15 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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