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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 2004?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 2004, the Sun was in Libra (20°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°51' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°29'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2004	Oct 23, 2004 into Scorpio
Moon	12°37'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 12, 2004	Oct 14, 2004 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°58'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 2004	Oct 15, 2004 into Scorpio
Venus	11°26'47" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 2004	Oct 29, 2004 into Libra
Mars	11°06'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 2004	Nov 11, 2004 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°56'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°43'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°13'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°38'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°03'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°32'03" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 13, 2004

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 01:10 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 13, 23:13 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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