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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 2024?

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On October 6, 2024, the Sun was in Libra (13°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°09' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°43'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2024	Oct 22, 2024 into Scorpio
Moon	24°10'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2024	Oct 6, 2024 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°56'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 26, 2024	Oct 13, 2024 into Scorpio
Venus	16°17'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 23, 2024	Oct 17, 2024 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°40'24" Cancer	Direct	Sep 4, 2024	Nov 4, 2024 into Leo
Jupiter	21°19'26" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	14°00'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	26°45'57" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	28°05'46" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	29°38'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2024	Nov 19, 2024 into Aquarius
North Node	6°04'40" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 6, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 06:35 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Oct 6, 23:34 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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