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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 2011?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 2011, the Sun was in Libra (26°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, 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 20, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°44'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2011	Oct 23, 2011 into Scorpio
Moon	1°02'56" Leo	Direct	Oct 20, 2011	Oct 22, 2011 into Virgo
Mercury	10°56'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 2011	Nov 2, 2011 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°59'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 2011	Nov 2, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°26'57" Leo	Direct	Sep 19, 2011	Nov 11, 2011 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°26'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	20°59'27" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°38'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°15'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°10'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°48'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 20, 2011

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 03:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°24' Cancer
Oct 20, 10:05 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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