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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 2009?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 2009, the Sun was in Libra (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 24°59' Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2009	Oct 23, 2009 into Scorpio
Moon	28°39'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Oct 18, 2009 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°10'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 2009	Oct 28, 2009 into Scorpio
Venus	4°24'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2009	Nov 8, 2009 into Scorpio
Mars	0°55'23" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°12'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	28°44'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	23°28'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°46'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°00'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°34'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 18, 2009

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 05:33 UTC	New Moon in Libra	24°59' Libra
Oct 18, 14:22 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on October 18, 2009?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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