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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 2021?

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On October 5, 2021, the Sun was in Libra (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 5, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°27'56" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon29°35'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury21°17'50" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus27°49'53" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars13°20'37" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter22°35'56" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn6°54'22" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus13°57'43" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune21°13'26" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto24°18'51" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node4°10'05" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on October 5, 2021

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on October 5, 2021?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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