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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 2019?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 2019, the Sun was in Libra (27°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 2019
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°47'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2019	Oct 23, 2019 into Scorpio
Moon	27°26'35" Cancer	Direct	Oct 19, 2019	Oct 21, 2019 into Leo
Mercury	22°12'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 2019	Dec 9, 2019 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°53'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 2019	Nov 1, 2019 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°11'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 2019	Nov 19, 2019 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°25'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 8, 2018	Dec 2, 2019 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°48'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°53'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	16°18'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	20°42'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°01'48" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 21, 2019

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 12:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	27°49' Cancer
Oct 21, 16:28 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 21, 19:45 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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