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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 2010?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 2010, the Sun was in Libra (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2010	Oct 23, 2010 into Scorpio
Moon	12°28'05" Cancer	Direct	Sep 30, 2010	Oct 2, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	26°14'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	12°22'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2010	Nov 8, 2010 into Libra
Mars	11°12'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 2010	Oct 28, 2010 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°04'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	7°48'03" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	28°13'01" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°16'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°52'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°08'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 1, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 00:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Oct 1, 03:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	7°52' Cancer
Oct 1, 22:35 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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