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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 2026?

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On October 5, 2026, the Sun was in Libra (12°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Venus, 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 5, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°16'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon7°37'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury6°24'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus8°23'31" ScorpioStationing direct into Libra
Mars4°17'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter20°22'56" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn11°13'20" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus5°26'34" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune2°44'31" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Pluto3°05'42" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
North Node27°28'28" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 5, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on October 5, 2026?

Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees 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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