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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 2003, the Sun was in Libra (29°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Sun entered Scorpio, and Scorpio season began. Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°49' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°39'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2003	Oct 23, 2003 into Scorpio
Moon	1°32'20" Libra	Direct	Oct 23, 2003	Oct 25, 2003 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°22'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 2003	Oct 24, 2003 into Scorpio
Venus	17°03'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 2003	Nov 2, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°23'30" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	11°37'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	13°14'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°00'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°24'12" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	18°02'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°23'09" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 23, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 09:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 23, 20:08 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 20:56 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Born on October 23, 2003?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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