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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 2012?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 2012, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°28'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2012	Nov 21, 2012 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°53'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 29, 2012	Oct 31, 2012 into Gemini
Mercury	0°12'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 29, 2012	Nov 14, 2012 into Scorpio
Venus	1°09'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 28, 2012	Nov 22, 2012 into Scorpio
Mars	16°07'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 7, 2012	Nov 17, 2012 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°20'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	2°50'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°24'43" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°24'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°23'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°57'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on October 29, 2012

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 06:15 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 29, 06:18 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 29, 17:48 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 29, 19:50 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	6°48' Taurus

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