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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 2027?

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On October 18, 2027, the Sun is in Libra (24°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 2027. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°57' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 2027
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°53'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2027	Oct 23, 2027 into Scorpio
Moon	0°41'32" Gemini	Direct	Oct 18, 2027	Oct 20, 2027 into Cancer
Mercury	27°26'14" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2027	Nov 10, 2027 into Scorpio
Venus	12°50'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 2027	Nov 1, 2027 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°48'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 15, 2027	Nov 25, 2027 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°47'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2027	Aug 24, 2028 into Libra
Saturn	24°22'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	9°30'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	4°42'12" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°44'52" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	7°27'29" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 18, 2027

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 00:31 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 18, 10:46 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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