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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 2018?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 2018, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Venus, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°00'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2018	Nov 22, 2018 into Sagittarius
Moon	5°27'30" Leo	Direct	Oct 31, 2018	Nov 2, 2018 into Virgo
Mercury	0°22'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 31, 2018	Dec 1, 2018 into Scorpio
Venus	0°10'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2018	Oct 31, 2018 into Libra
Mars	20°53'01" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 11, 2018	Nov 15, 2018 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°15'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°53'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°15'08" Taurus	Retrograde	May 15, 2018	Nov 6, 2018 into Aries
Neptune	13°51'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°59'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°49'43" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 31, 2018

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 02:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 31, 04:37 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 31, 08:45 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Oct 31, 16:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	8°12' Leo
Oct 31, 19:44 UTC	Venus re-enters Libra (retrograde)	Leaves Scorpio

Born on October 31, 2018?

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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