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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 2013?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 2013, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°13'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2013	Nov 22, 2013 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°55'18" Cancer	Direct	Oct 24, 2013	Oct 26, 2013 into Leo
Mercury	16°34'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 29, 2013	Dec 5, 2013 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°05'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 7, 2013	Nov 5, 2013 into Capricorn
Mars	6°31'46" Virgo	Direct	Oct 15, 2013	Dec 7, 2013 into Libra
Jupiter	20°17'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	12°55'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°38'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°40'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°19'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°47'13" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 26, 2013

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 16:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 26, 23:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	3°43' Leo

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