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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 2010?

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On October 3, 2010, the Sun was in Libra (10°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Scorpio. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. Mercury moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 2010
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°10'28" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon10°29'13" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury29°46'23" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus12°47'45" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Mars12°35'02" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter26°48'47" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Saturn8°02'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus28°08'19" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune26°14'33" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto2°53'11" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node7°02'32" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 3, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on October 3, 2010?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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