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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 2025?

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On October 8, 2025, the Sun was in Libra (15°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°27'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2025	Oct 23, 2025 into Scorpio
Moon	4°15'34" Taurus	Direct	Oct 8, 2025	Oct 10, 2025 into Gemini
Mercury	2°42'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 2025	Oct 29, 2025 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°19'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 2025	Oct 13, 2025 into Libra
Mars	10°59'58" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 22, 2025	Nov 4, 2025 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°18'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	27°12'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2025	Feb 14, 2026 into Aries
Uranus	1°02'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	0°21'08" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	1°22'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	16°38'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 8, 2025

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 05:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 8, 11:39 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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