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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1996?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1996, the Sun was in Libra (11°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°29' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°32'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1996	Oct 23, 1996 into Scorpio
Moon	11°30'11" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1996	Oct 6, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	23°46'21" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	0°24'58" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1996	Oct 29, 1996 into Libra
Mars	15°06'27" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°17'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°22'05" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°39'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	24°58'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°09'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°44'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 4, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 03:21 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Oct 4, 12:04 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	11°32' Cancer

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