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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 2013?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 2013, the Sun was in Libra (11°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°36' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°25'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2013	Oct 23, 2013 into Scorpio
Moon	4°57'29" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 2013	Oct 6, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°10'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 2013	Dec 5, 2013 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°24'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 11, 2013	Oct 7, 2013 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°23'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 2013	Oct 15, 2013 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°42'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	10°23'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	10°29'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°00'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°02'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°57'07" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 4, 2013

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 02:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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