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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 2001?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 2001, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Mars moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°51' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°08'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2001	Nov 22, 2001 into Sagittarius
Moon	10°54'41" Pisces	Direct	Oct 26, 2001	Oct 29, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	15°56'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	14°56'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 2001	Nov 8, 2001 into Scorpio
Mars	29°50'53" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2001	Oct 27, 2001 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°37'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°08'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	20°54'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°01'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°38'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°49'49" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 27, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 00:56 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Oct 27, 17:20 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on October 27, 2001?

Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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