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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 2010?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 2010, the Sun was in Libra (29°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°43' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°58'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2010	Oct 23, 2010 into Scorpio
Moon	4°54'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 23, 2010	Oct 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mercury	4°17'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 20, 2010	Nov 8, 2010 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°46'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 2010	Nov 8, 2010 into Libra
Mars	26°35'13" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 2010	Oct 28, 2010 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°38'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	10°28'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°25'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	25°58'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°11'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°58'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 23, 2010

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 01:37 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	29°33' Aries
Oct 23, 02:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 23, 12:35 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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