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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 2017?

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On October 18, 2017, the Sun was in Libra (25°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Scorpio. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°17'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon9°58'03" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury1°54'00" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus5°03'40" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars27°18'05" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter1°43'09" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn23°26'24" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus26°34'27" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune11°48'12" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto16°57'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node20°50'42" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on October 18, 2017

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

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct JupiterBig ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on October 18, 2017?

Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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