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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 2016?

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On October 12, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (19°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% 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 12, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°45' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°31' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°35'22" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon29°35'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury8°45'56" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus22°58'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars10°12'03" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter7°06'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn12°31'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus22°37'41" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°38'42" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto14°59'27" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node10°29'27" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 12, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on October 12, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Jupiter 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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