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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 2000?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 2000, the Sun was in Libra (27°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°37' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°23'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2000	Oct 23, 2000 into Scorpio
Moon	29°35'17" Cancer	Direct	Oct 18, 2000	Oct 20, 2000 into Leo
Mercury	15°33'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 2000	Nov 7, 2000 into Libra
Venus	1°30'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 19, 2000	Nov 13, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	20°58'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 17, 2000	Nov 4, 2000 into Libra
Jupiter	10°30'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	29°44'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	16°54'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°48'00" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°07'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°31'45" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 20, 2000

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 07:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	27°14' Cancer
Oct 20, 12:42 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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