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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 2004?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 2004, the Sun was in Libra (12°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Libra. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. The Sun trined Neptune. Mercury trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°34'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2004	Oct 23, 2004 into Scorpio
Moon	2°31'11" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 2004	Oct 7, 2004 into Leo
Mercury	12°22'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 2004	Oct 15, 2004 into Scorpio
Venus	2°03'53" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 2004	Oct 29, 2004 into Libra
Mars	5°53'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 2004	Nov 11, 2004 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°13'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°18'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°25'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°42'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°53'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°57'28" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 5, 2004

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 06:54 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 5, 15:04 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Oct 5, 16:33 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Oct 5, 18:29 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on October 5, 2004?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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