Ephemeris October 2026
October 2026 opens with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 3 October Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio. On 23 October the Sun enters Scorpio. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7°50' Libra | 3°54' Gemini | 0°40' Scorpio | 8°23' Scorpio | 1°41' Leo | 19°35' Leo | 11°34' AriesR | 5°31' GeminiR | 2°51' AriesR | 3°07' AquariusR | 29°09' AquariusR | 29°29' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 8°49' Libra | 18°11' Gemini | 1°59' Scorpio | 8°27' Scorpio | 2°16' Leo | 19°46' Leo | 11°30' AriesR | 5°30' GeminiR | 2°50' AriesR | 3°06' AquariusR | 29°05' AquariusR | 29°26' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 9°48' Libra | 2°25' Cancer | 3°17' Scorpio | 8°29' Scorpio | 2°51' Leo | 19°56' Leo | 11°25' AriesR | 5°29' GeminiR | 2°48' AriesR | 3°06' AquariusR | 29°03' AquariusR | 29°24' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 10°47' Libra | 16°35' Cancer | 4°33' Scorpio | 8°28' ScorpioR | 3°25' Leo | 20°07' Leo | 11°20' AriesR | 5°28' GeminiR | 2°46' AriesR | 3°06' AquariusR | 29°03' Aquarius | 29°21' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 11°46' Libra | 0°38' Leo | 5°48' Scorpio | 8°26' ScorpioR | 4°00' Leo | 20°17' Leo | 11°15' AriesR | 5°27' GeminiR | 2°45' AriesR | 3°05' AquariusR | 29°04' Aquarius | 29°19' AriesR | Last Quarter | |
| 12°45' Libra | 14°34' Leo | 7°01' Scorpio | 8°20' ScorpioR | 4°34' Leo | 20°28' Leo | 11°11' AriesR | 5°25' GeminiR | 2°43' AriesR | 3°05' AquariusR | 29°06' Aquarius | 29°16' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 13°44' Libra | 28°21' Leo | 8°12' Scorpio | 8°13' ScorpioR | 5°08' Leo | 20°38' Leo | 11°06' AriesR | 5°24' GeminiR | 2°41' AriesR | 3°05' AquariusR | 29°06' Aquarius | 29°13' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 14°43' Libra | 11°59' Virgo | 9°22' Scorpio | 8°03' ScorpioR | 5°43' Leo | 20°48' Leo | 11°01' AriesR | 5°23' GeminiR | 2°40' AriesR | 3°05' AquariusR | 29°05' AquariusR | 29°11' AriesR | Waning Crescent | |
| 15°43' Libra | 25°27' Virgo | 10°30' Scorpio | 7°51' ScorpioR | 6°17' Leo | 20°58' Leo | 10°57' AriesR | 5°22' GeminiR | 2°38' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 29°03' AquariusR | 29°08' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 16°42' Libra | 8°43' Libra | 11°36' Scorpio | 7°36' ScorpioR | 6°50' Leo | 21°08' Leo | 10°52' AriesR | 5°20' GeminiR | 2°37' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°57' AquariusR | 29°05' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 17°41' Libra | 21°46' Libra | 12°40' Scorpio | 7°19' ScorpioR | 7°24' Leo | 21°18' Leo | 10°47' AriesR | 5°19' GeminiR | 2°35' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°50' AquariusR | 29°02' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 18°41' Libra | 4°35' Scorpio | 13°41' Scorpio | 7°00' ScorpioR | 7°58' Leo | 21°28' Leo | 10°42' AriesR | 5°17' GeminiR | 2°33' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°41' AquariusR | 29°00' AriesR | New Moon | |
| 19°40' Libra | 17°09' Scorpio | 14°40' Scorpio | 6°38' ScorpioR | 8°31' Leo | 21°37' Leo | 10°38' AriesR | 5°16' GeminiR | 2°32' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°32' AquariusR | 28°57' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 20°39' Libra | 29°29' Scorpio | 15°35' Scorpio | 6°14' ScorpioR | 9°05' Leo | 21°47' Leo | 10°33' AriesR | 5°14' GeminiR | 2°30' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°22' AquariusR | 28°54' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 21°39' Libra | 11°37' Sagittarius | 16°28' Scorpio | 5°49' ScorpioR | 9°38' Leo | 21°56' Leo | 10°29' AriesR | 5°13' GeminiR | 2°29' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°14' AquariusR | 28°51' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 22°38' Libra | 23°35' Sagittarius | 17°17' Scorpio | 5°21' ScorpioR | 10°11' Leo | 22°06' Leo | 10°24' AriesR | 5°11' GeminiR | 2°27' AriesR | 3°04' AquariusR | 28°08' AquariusR | 28°49' AriesR | Waxing Crescent | |
| 23°38' Libra | 5°27' Capricorn | 18°03' Scorpio | 4°51' ScorpioR | 10°44' Leo | 22°15' Leo | 10°20' AriesR | 5°09' GeminiR | 2°26' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°04' AquariusR | 28°46' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 24°37' Libra | 17°17' Capricorn | 18°44' Scorpio | 4°20' ScorpioR | 11°16' Leo | 22°24' Leo | 10°15' AriesR | 5°08' GeminiR | 2°24' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°02' AquariusR | 28°43' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 25°37' Libra | 29°10' Capricorn | 19°21' Scorpio | 3°48' ScorpioR | 11°49' Leo | 22°33' Leo | 10°11' AriesR | 5°06' GeminiR | 2°23' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°01' Aquarius | 28°40' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 26°37' Libra | 11°11' Aquarius | 19°52' Scorpio | 3°14' ScorpioR | 12°21' Leo | 22°42' Leo | 10°06' AriesR | 5°04' GeminiR | 2°21' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°02' Aquarius | 28°37' AriesR | First Quarter | |
| 27°36' Libra | 23°27' Aquarius | 20°18' Scorpio | 2°39' ScorpioR | 12°53' Leo | 22°51' Leo | 10°02' AriesR | 5°02' GeminiR | 2°20' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°03' Aquarius | 28°35' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 28°36' Libra | 6°01' Pisces | 20°38' Scorpio | 2°03' ScorpioR | 13°26' Leo | 22°59' Leo | 9°57' AriesR | 5°00' GeminiR | 2°18' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°03' AquariusR | 28°32' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 29°36' Libra | 18°57' Pisces | 20°52' Scorpio | 1°27' ScorpioR | 13°57' Leo | 23°08' Leo | 9°53' AriesR | 4°59' GeminiR | 2°17' AriesR | 3°04' Aquarius | 28°01' AquariusR | 28°29' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 0°35' Scorpio | 2°18' Aries | 20°58' Scorpio | 0°50' ScorpioR | 14°29' Leo | 23°16' Leo | 9°49' AriesR | 4°57' GeminiR | 2°15' AriesR | 3°05' Aquarius | 27°56' AquariusR | 28°26' AriesR | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 1°35' Scorpio | 16°05' Aries | 20°56' ScorpioR | 0°14' ScorpioR | 15°01' Leo | 23°25' Leo | 9°45' AriesR | 4°55' GeminiR | 2°14' AriesR | 3°05' Aquarius | 27°49' AquariusR | 28°23' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 2°35' Scorpio | 0°15' Taurus | 20°46' ScorpioR | 29°37' LibraR | 15°32' Leo | 23°33' Leo | 9°40' AriesR | 4°53' GeminiR | 2°12' AriesR | 3°05' Aquarius | 27°40' AquariusR | 28°21' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 3°35' Scorpio | 14°42' Taurus | 20°28' ScorpioR | 29°01' LibraR | 16°03' Leo | 23°41' Leo | 9°36' AriesR | 4°51' GeminiR | 2°11' AriesR | 3°05' Aquarius | 27°30' AquariusR | 28°18' AriesR | Full Moon | |
| 4°34' Scorpio | 29°22' Taurus | 20°00' ScorpioR | 28°25' LibraR | 16°34' Leo | 23°49' Leo | 9°32' AriesR | 4°49' GeminiR | 2°10' AriesR | 3°06' Aquarius | 27°19' AquariusR | 28°15' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 5°34' Scorpio | 14°04' Gemini | 19°23' ScorpioR | 27°51' LibraR | 17°05' Leo | 23°56' Leo | 9°28' AriesR | 4°46' GeminiR | 2°08' AriesR | 3°06' Aquarius | 27°10' AquariusR | 28°12' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 6°34' Scorpio | 28°43' Gemini | 18°37' ScorpioR | 27°17' LibraR | 17°36' Leo | 24°04' Leo | 9°24' AriesR | 4°44' GeminiR | 2°07' AriesR | 3°06' Aquarius | 27°03' AquariusR | 28°09' AriesR | Waning Gibbous | |
| 7°34' Scorpio | 13°12' Cancer | 17°42' ScorpioR | 26°45' LibraR | 18°06' Leo | 24°12' Leo | 9°21' AriesR | 4°42' GeminiR | 2°06' AriesR | 3°07' Aquarius | 26°58' AquariusR | 28°07' AriesR | Waning Gibbous |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Venusturns retrograde8° Scorpio
≈ Plutoturns direct3° Aquarius
≈ Mercuryturns retrograde20° Scorpio
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Sunenters Scorpio
Venusenters Libra
Moon phases
Last Quarter10°21' Cancer
New Moon17°21' Libra
First Quarter25°17' Capricorn
Full Moon2°45' Taurus
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Saturn square · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter square · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Sun sextile · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Sun square · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Sun trine · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Venus opposition · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Jupiter square · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Cancer
Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which planets are retrograde in October 2026?
In October 2026 the stations are: Venus turns retrograde (3 October), Pluto turns direct (16 October) and Mercury turns retrograde (24 October). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in October 2026?
The Full Moon is on 26 October at 04:11 UTC, in Taurus.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .