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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 2016?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (27°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°31'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2016	Oct 22, 2016 into Scorpio
Moon	27°55'38" Gemini	Direct	Oct 18, 2016	Oct 20, 2016 into Cancer
Mercury	22°36'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 2016	Oct 24, 2016 into Scorpio
Venus	2°40'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2016	Nov 12, 2016 into Capricorn
Mars	15°46'56" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 27, 2016	Nov 9, 2016 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°48'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	13°14'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°18'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°30'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°04'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°04'02" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on October 20, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 07:48 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 20, 15:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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