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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 2003?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 2003, the Sun was in Libra (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2003	Oct 23, 2003 into Scorpio
Moon	18°50'05" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 2, 2003	Oct 4, 2003 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°11'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	22°10'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Oct 9, 2003 into Scorpio
Mars	0°22'36" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	7°50'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	12°46'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°24'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°30'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°34'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°26'42" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 3, 2003

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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