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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 2015?

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On October 1, 2015, the Sun was in Libra (7°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury, 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, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 2015
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°59'35" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon25°11'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury6°07'44" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus24°27'49" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars4°00'01" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter10°56'36" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn1°02'58" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus18°56'07" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune7°37'27" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto12°59'04" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node0°27'16" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on October 1, 2015

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on October 1, 2015?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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