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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 2012?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 2012, the Sun was in Libra (8°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°42'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2012	Oct 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Moon	24°12'11" Aries	Direct	Sep 29, 2012	Oct 1, 2012 into Taurus
Mercury	24°01'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 2012	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Venus	27°55'21" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2012	Oct 3, 2012 into Virgo
Mars	26°02'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°22'01" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	29°29'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°27'47" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°48'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°00'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°26'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 1, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 23:26 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on October 1, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn 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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