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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 2002?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 2002, the Sun was in Libra (13°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Libra at midnight UTC to 21°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°03'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2002	Oct 23, 2002 into Scorpio
Moon	13°29'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 2002	Oct 7, 2002 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°19'42" Virgo	Stationing direct	Oct 2, 2002	Oct 11, 2002 into Libra
Venus	15°15'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°06'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 2002	Oct 15, 2002 into Libra
Jupiter	13°00'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	29°03'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	25°14'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°15'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°21'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°36'51" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 6, 2002

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 10:41 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 6, 11:18 UTC	New Moon in Libra	13°02' Libra

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