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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 2012?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 2012, the Sun was in Libra (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Saturn entered Scorpio, a sign change that comes around once every 29 years or so. Mercury met Saturn. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°46' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2012	Oct 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Moon	11°53'32" Gemini	Direct	Oct 4, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mercury	0°05'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Oct 29, 2012 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°34'26" Virgo	Direct	Oct 3, 2012	Oct 28, 2012 into Libra
Mars	28°50'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°22'51" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	29°57'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°18'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°43'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°01'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°13'37" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 09:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Oct 5, 10:34 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 5, 20:34 UTC	Saturn enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 5, 22:09 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Born on October 5, 2012?

Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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