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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 2015?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 2015, the Sun was in Libra (12°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (34% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°54'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2015	Oct 23, 2015 into Scorpio
Moon	1°48'12" Leo	Direct	Oct 6, 2015	Oct 8, 2015 into Virgo
Mercury	1°46'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2015	Nov 2, 2015 into Scorpio
Venus	28°12'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 2015	Oct 8, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	7°06'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 2015	Nov 12, 2015 into Libra
Jupiter	11°57'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	1°29'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°44'07" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°30'53" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°00'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°11'23" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 6, 2015

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 6, 14:14 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 6, 23:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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