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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1993?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1993, the Sun was in Libra (16°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°12'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1993	Oct 23, 1993 into Scorpio
Moon	24°36'52" Cancer	Direct	Oct 7, 1993	Oct 9, 1993 into Leo
Mercury	10°38'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1993	Dec 7, 1993 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°56'59" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1993	Oct 16, 1993 into Libra
Mars	8°26'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1993	Nov 9, 1993 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°06'52" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°55'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°17'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°24'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	23°56'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°30'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 9, 1993

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 05:59 UTC	Saturn square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 9, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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