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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 2011?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 2011, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°43'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2011	Nov 22, 2011 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°00'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 24, 2011	Oct 26, 2011 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°50'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 2011	Nov 2, 2011 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°27'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 2011	Nov 2, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°45'42" Leo	Direct	Sep 19, 2011	Nov 11, 2011 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°38'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	21°43'08" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°25'51" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°11'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°17'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°29'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 26, 2011

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 09:34 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 26, 15:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 26, 19:56 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	3°03' Scorpio
Oct 26, 22:24 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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