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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 2024?

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On October 1, 2024, the Sun was in Libra (8°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). 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 1, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°47'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon24°55'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury9°17'10" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus10°12'56" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars15°06'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter21°14'08" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn14°19'25" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus26°53'34" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune28°13'49" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto29°40'05" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node6°20'33" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on October 1, 2024

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on October 1, 2024?

The Sun and Mercury 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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