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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 2016?

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On October 29, 2016, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars squared Uranus. Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°29'40" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon23°03'11" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury7°39'56" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus13°32'33" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars22°11'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter10°40'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn14°07'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus21°56'36" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°22'35" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°11'54" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node9°35'27" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on October 29, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars square UranusShort fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

Born on October 29, 2016?

Venus and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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