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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2003?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2003, the Sun was in Libra (22°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°42'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2003	Oct 23, 2003 into Scorpio
Moon	0°09'35" Cancer	Direct	Oct 16, 2003	Oct 18, 2003 into Leo
Mercury	16°23'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 2003	Oct 24, 2003 into Scorpio
Venus	8°20'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 2003	Nov 2, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°29'19" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	10°21'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	13°09'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°06'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°24'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°51'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°45'23" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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