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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1996?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°53' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°21'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	20°01'13" Pisces	Direct	Oct 22, 1996	Oct 24, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	24°01'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1996	Oct 27, 1996 into Scorpio
Venus	22°47'34" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1996	Oct 29, 1996 into Libra
Mars	26°10'54" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°32'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°00'48" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°43'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°03'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°45'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°44'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 23, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 03:18 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 20:42 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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