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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1996?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1996, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°20'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1996	Nov 22, 1996 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°11'18" Taurus	Direct	Oct 26, 1996	Oct 28, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	29°05'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1996	Oct 27, 1996 into Scorpio
Venus	26°23'17" Virgo	Direct	Oct 4, 1996	Oct 29, 1996 into Libra
Mars	27°52'34" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°58'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°49'41" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°45'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°05'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	1°51'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°34'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 26, 1996

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 02:54 UTC	Saturn trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 26, 08:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 26, 14:11 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	3°26' Taurus

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