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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 2001?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 2001, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Pluto. Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments. Venus trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°07' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°57' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°08'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2001	Nov 22, 2001 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°02'56" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	Oct 26, 2001 into Pisces
Mercury	15°16'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	13°41'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 2001	Nov 8, 2001 into Scorpio
Mars	29°09'56" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2001	Oct 27, 2001 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°36'28" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°11'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	20°54'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°00'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°36'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°53'00" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 26, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 10:19 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments.
Oct 26, 13:55 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 26, 21:27 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Loyalty and steady affection. Good for long-term decisions about love and money.

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Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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