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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 2016?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 2016, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 7°44' Scorpio. Venus met Saturn in Sagittarius. Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official. Mercury trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 2016	Nov 21, 2016 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°56'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 2016	Nov 1, 2016 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°17'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 2016	Nov 12, 2016 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°44'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 18, 2016	Nov 12, 2016 into Capricorn
Mars	22°54'48" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 27, 2016	Nov 9, 2016 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°53'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°13'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	21°54'16" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°21'53" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°12'53" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°32'16" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on October 30, 2016

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 00:45 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Love gets serious. Commitments are tested or made official.
Oct 30, 02:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 30, 13:01 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Oct 30, 17:38 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	7°44' Scorpio

Born on October 30, 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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