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Where Were the Planets on October 25, 2016?

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On October 25, 2016, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% 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 25, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 25, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°30'04" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon4°33'03" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury1°03'39" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus8°42'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars19°19'40" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter9°51'19" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn13°43'44" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus22°06'05" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°25'40" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°08'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node9°48'09" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 25, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on October 25, 2016?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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