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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 2002?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 2002, the Sun was in Libra (27°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°57' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°54'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2002	Oct 23, 2002 into Scorpio
Moon	0°01'41" Taurus	Direct	Oct 21, 2002	Oct 24, 2002 into Gemini
Mercury	12°48'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 2002	Oct 31, 2002 into Scorpio
Venus	13°18'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°40'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 2002	Dec 1, 2002 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°09'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	28°59'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°59'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°11'57" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°43'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°49'11" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 21, 2002

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 07:20 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	27°43' Aries
Oct 21, 11:56 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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