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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 2017?

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On October 2, 2017, the Sun was in Libra (9°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% 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 2, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°29'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon28°41'49" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury4°28'46" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus15°15'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars17°11'00" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter28°16'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn22°19'49" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus27°12'47" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune12°08'24" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto16°51'26" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node21°41'32" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on October 2, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on October 2, 2017?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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