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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 2009?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 2009, the Sun was in Libra (20°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Saturn in Virgo. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. Venus sextiled Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°17'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2009	Oct 23, 2009 into Scorpio
Moon	18°17'25" Leo	Direct	Oct 12, 2009	Oct 14, 2009 into Virgo
Mercury	4°58'39" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 2009	Oct 28, 2009 into Scorpio
Venus	28°12'13" Virgo	Direct	Sep 20, 2009	Oct 14, 2009 into Libra
Mars	28°24'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	17°09'51" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	28°09'00" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	23°38'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°49'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°55'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°50'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 13, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 10:51 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Oct 13, 18:31 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Born on October 13, 2009?

Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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