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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 2023?

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On October 30, 2023, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% 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 30, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°47'55" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon28°13'00" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury13°20'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus20°31'24" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars12°31'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter11°00'36" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Saturn0°31'57" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus21°38'42" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune25°15'42" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto27°59'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node24°11'17" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 30, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on October 30, 2023?

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