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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 2026?

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On October 6, 2026, the Sun was in Libra (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% 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 6, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°34' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°15'10" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon21°28'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury7°37'10" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus8°17'09" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Mars4°51'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter20°33'14" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn11°08'36" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus5°25'21" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune2°42'53" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Pluto3°05'25" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
North Node27°25'18" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 6, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on October 6, 2026?

Mercury and Venus 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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