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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 2015?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 2015, the Sun was in Libra (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°50' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2015	Oct 23, 2015 into Scorpio
Moon	4°01'17" Pisces	Direct	Oct 23, 2015	Oct 25, 2015 into Aries
Mercury	14°05'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 2015	Nov 2, 2015 into Scorpio
Venus	13°20'49" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 2015	Nov 8, 2015 into Libra
Mars	17°36'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 2015	Nov 12, 2015 into Libra
Jupiter	15°13'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	3°10'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	18°02'57" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°12'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°10'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°17'22" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on October 23, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 05:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 23, 07:43 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 23, 17:46 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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