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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 2023?

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On October 17, 2023, the Sun was in Libra (23°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 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 17, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°51'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon25°53'39" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury21°55'50" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus7°36'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars3°36'48" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter12°42'05" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Saturn0°46'53" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus22°08'02" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune25°32'21" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto27°54'06" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node24°52'35" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 17, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on October 17, 2023?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees 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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