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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 2026?

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On October 8, 2026, the Sun was in Libra (15°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% 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 8, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°59' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°13'35" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon18°44'57" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury9°56'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus7°57'14" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Mars6°00'05" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter20°53'33" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn10°59'11" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus5°22'45" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Neptune2°39'38" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Pluto3°04'56" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
North Node27°18'56" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 8, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on October 8, 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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