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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 2001?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 2001, the Sun was in Libra (15°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°16'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2001	Oct 23, 2001 into Scorpio
Moon	24°16'58" Gemini	Direct	Oct 6, 2001	Oct 8, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	26°51'59" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	21°21'21" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 2001	Oct 15, 2001 into Libra
Mars	17°16'19" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2001	Oct 27, 2001 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°40'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°51'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	21°06'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°01'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°06'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°50'11" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 8, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 02:02 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 8, 22:19 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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