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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 2015?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 2015, the Sun was in Libra (10°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°47' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°52' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°56'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2015	Oct 23, 2015 into Scorpio
Moon	6°23'17" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 2015	Oct 6, 2015 into Leo
Mercury	3°09'51" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2015	Nov 2, 2015 into Scorpio
Venus	26°39'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 2015	Oct 8, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	5°52'06" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 2015	Nov 12, 2015 into Libra
Jupiter	11°33'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	1°18'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°48'56" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°33'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	12°59'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°17'44" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 4, 2015

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 00:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 4, 21:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	11°19' Cancer

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