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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 2078?

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On October 9, 2078, the Sun is in Libra (16°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Pluto is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°36'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2078	Oct 23, 2078 into Scorpio
Moon	25°08'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 2078	Oct 9, 2078 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°45'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2078	Oct 30, 2078 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°29'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2078	Oct 19, 2078 into Scorpio
Mars	26°24'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 30, 2078	Oct 14, 2078 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°53'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°19'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°33'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	0°51'44" Leo	Direct	Sep 1, 2078	Jan 6, 2079 into Cancer
Pluto	12°01'27" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	11°30'47" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on October 9, 2078

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 04:52 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 9, 21:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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