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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 2003?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 2003, the Sun was in Libra (14°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°47'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2003	Oct 23, 2003 into Scorpio
Moon	24°12'51" Pisces	Direct	Oct 6, 2003	Oct 8, 2003 into Aries
Mercury	2°27'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 2003	Oct 24, 2003 into Scorpio
Venus	28°23'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Oct 9, 2003 into Scorpio
Mars	0°57'01" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	8°49'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	12°57'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°16'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°27'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°40'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°10'48" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 8, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 23:07 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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