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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 2001?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 2001, the Sun was in Libra (8°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°25' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°22'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2001	Oct 23, 2001 into Scorpio
Moon	26°25'19" Pisces	Direct	Sep 29, 2001	Oct 1, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	29°40'45" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	12°44'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 2001	Oct 15, 2001 into Libra
Mars	12°53'28" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2001	Oct 27, 2001 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°02'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°57'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	21°15'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°04'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°56'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°12'25" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 1, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 16:13 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 1, 18:03 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Oct 1, 19:07 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on October 1, 2001?

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