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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 2004?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 2004, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun entered Scorpio, and Scorpio season began. Mercury squared Neptune. Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°00' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°25'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2004	Nov 21, 2004 into Sagittarius
Moon	3°52'48" Pisces	Direct	Oct 23, 2004	Oct 25, 2004 into Aries
Mercury	11°56'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 2004	Nov 4, 2004 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°20'59" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 2004	Oct 29, 2004 into Libra
Mars	17°38'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 2004	Nov 11, 2004 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°01'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°06'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°01'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°36'39" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°18'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°00'17" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on October 23, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 01:48 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 05:13 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 23, 22:24 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

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