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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2000?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2000, the Sun was in Libra (23°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°25'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2000	Oct 23, 2000 into Scorpio
Moon	3°18'34" Gemini	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Oct 18, 2000 into Cancer
Mercury	15°32'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 2000	Nov 7, 2000 into Libra
Venus	26°38'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2000	Oct 19, 2000 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°29'00" Virgo	Direct	Sep 17, 2000	Nov 4, 2000 into Libra
Jupiter	10°45'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	29°58'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	16°56'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°47'36" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°00'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°44'27" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 16, 2000

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 01:53 UTC	Saturn re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
Oct 16, 06:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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