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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 2021?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 2021, the Sun was in Scorpio (5°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°37' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°16'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2021	Nov 22, 2021 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°28'10" Leo	Direct	Oct 28, 2021	Oct 30, 2021 into Virgo
Mercury	17°31'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 2021	Nov 5, 2021 into Scorpio
Venus	22°12'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 7, 2021	Nov 5, 2021 into Capricorn
Mars	28°35'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2021	Oct 30, 2021 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°30'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 28, 2021	Dec 29, 2021 into Pisces
Saturn	7°07'59" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	13°05'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	20°43'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	24°25'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°57'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 28, 2021

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 09:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 28, 19:14 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 28, 20:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	5°37' Leo

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