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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2027?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2027, the Sun is in Libra (22°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2027. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°29' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2027
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°54'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2027	Oct 23, 2027 into Scorpio
Moon	4°01'40" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2027	Oct 18, 2027 into Gemini
Mercury	29°47'55" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2027	Nov 10, 2027 into Scorpio
Venus	10°21'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 2027	Nov 1, 2027 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°22'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 15, 2027	Nov 25, 2027 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°23'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2027	Aug 24, 2028 into Libra
Saturn	24°31'49" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	9°33'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	4°45'18" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°44'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	7°33'50" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 16, 2027

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 04:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 16, 07:38 UTC	Mercury re-enters Libra (retrograde)	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 16, 18:03 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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