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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 2018?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 2018, the Sun was in Scorpio (1°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°01'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2018	Nov 22, 2018 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°35'15" Aries	Direct	Oct 22, 2018	Oct 24, 2018 into Taurus
Mercury	21°13'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2018	Oct 31, 2018 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°22'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2018	Oct 31, 2018 into Libra
Mars	17°01'25" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 11, 2018	Nov 15, 2018 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°45'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°21'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°32'15" Taurus	Retrograde	May 15, 2018	Nov 6, 2018 into Aries
Neptune	13°58'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°53'32" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	1°11'57" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 24, 2018

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 00:47 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 24, 12:51 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 24, 14:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 24, 16:45 UTC	Full Moon in Taurus	1°13' Taurus

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