Ephemeris October 2028
October 2028 opens with Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 11 October Mercury turns direct in Libra. On 2 October Venus enters Virgo. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8°20' Libra | 9°06' Pisces | 11°24' LibraR | 28°20' Leo | 16°22' Leo | 7°59' Libra | 10°02' TaurusR | 14°10' GeminiR | 7°27' AriesR | 6°28' AquariusR | 20°02' CapricornR | 7°29' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 2 | 9°19' Libra | 20°56' Pisces | 10°16' LibraR | 29°30' Leo | 16°58' Leo | 8°12' Libra | 9°58' TaurusR | 14°10' GeminiR | 7°25' AriesR | 6°28' AquariusR | 19°51' CapricornR | 7°27' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 3 | 10°18' Libra | 2°49' Aries | 9°08' LibraR | 0°40' Virgo | 17°34' Leo | 8°25' Libra | 9°54' TaurusR | 14°09' GeminiR | 7°23' AriesR | 6°28' AquariusR | 19°39' CapricornR | 7°24' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 4 | 11°17' Libra | 14°46' Aries | 8°01' LibraR | 1°50' Virgo | 18°10' Leo | 8°38' Libra | 9°50' TaurusR | 14°08' GeminiR | 7°22' AriesR | 6°27' AquariusR | 19°24' CapricornR | 7°22' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 5 | 12°16' Libra | 26°47' Aries | 6°59' LibraR | 3°01' Virgo | 18°47' Leo | 8°51' Libra | 9°46' TaurusR | 14°07' GeminiR | 7°20' AriesR | 6°27' AquariusR | 19°10' CapricornR | 7°19' TaurusR | Full Moon |
| 6 | 13°16' Libra | 8°54' Taurus | 6°02' LibraR | 4°11' Virgo | 19°23' Leo | 9°04' Libra | 9°42' TaurusR | 14°07' GeminiR | 7°18' AriesR | 6°26' AquariusR | 18°57' CapricornR | 7°17' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 7 | 14°15' Libra | 21°09' Taurus | 5°13' LibraR | 5°22' Virgo | 19°59' Leo | 9°17' Libra | 9°38' TaurusR | 14°06' GeminiR | 7°17' AriesR | 6°26' AquariusR | 18°47' CapricornR | 7°14' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 8 | 15°14' Libra | 3°32' Gemini | 4°32' LibraR | 6°33' Virgo | 20°34' Leo | 9°30' Libra | 9°34' TaurusR | 14°05' GeminiR | 7°15' AriesR | 6°26' AquariusR | 18°38' CapricornR | 7°12' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 9 | 16°13' Libra | 16°07' Gemini | 4°01' LibraR | 7°43' Virgo | 21°10' Leo | 9°43' Libra | 9°30' TaurusR | 14°04' GeminiR | 7°13' AriesR | 6°25' AquariusR | 18°33' CapricornR | 7°09' TaurusR | Waning Gibbous |
| 10 | 17°12' Libra | 28°56' Gemini | 3°40' LibraR | 8°54' Virgo | 21°46' Leo | 9°56' Libra | 9°26' TaurusR | 14°03' GeminiR | 7°12' AriesR | 6°25' AquariusR | 18°31' CapricornR | 7°06' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 11 | 18°12' Libra | 12°02' Cancer | 3°29' LibraR | 10°06' Virgo | 22°22' Leo | 10°09' Libra | 9°21' TaurusR | 14°02' GeminiR | 7°10' AriesR | 6°25' AquariusR | 18°30' CapricornR | 7°04' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 12 | 19°11' Libra | 25°29' Cancer | 3°30' Libra | 11°17' Virgo | 22°57' Leo | 10°22' Libra | 9°17' TaurusR | 14°01' GeminiR | 7°09' AriesR | 6°25' AquariusR | 18°30' CapricornR | 7°01' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 13 | 20°11' Libra | 9°19' Leo | 3°42' Libra | 12°28' Virgo | 23°33' Leo | 10°34' Libra | 9°13' TaurusR | 13°59' GeminiR | 7°07' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 18°29' CapricornR | 6°58' TaurusR | Last Quarter |
| 14 | 21°10' Libra | 23°33' Leo | 4°03' Libra | 13°40' Virgo | 24°08' Leo | 10°47' Libra | 9°08' TaurusR | 13°58' GeminiR | 7°05' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 18°27' CapricornR | 6°55' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 15 | 22°09' Libra | 8°11' Virgo | 4°35' Libra | 14°51' Virgo | 24°43' Leo | 11°00' Libra | 9°04' TaurusR | 13°57' GeminiR | 7°04' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 18°22' CapricornR | 6°53' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 16 | 23°09' Libra | 23°07' Virgo | 5°16' Libra | 16°03' Virgo | 25°19' Leo | 11°13' Libra | 8°59' TaurusR | 13°56' GeminiR | 7°02' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 18°14' CapricornR | 6°50' TaurusR | Waning Crescent |
| 17 | 24°08' Libra | 8°15' Libra | 6°05' Libra | 17°15' Virgo | 25°54' Leo | 11°26' Libra | 8°55' TaurusR | 13°54' GeminiR | 7°01' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 18°04' CapricornR | 6°47' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 18 | 25°08' Libra | 23°24' Libra | 7°02' Libra | 18°27' Virgo | 26°29' Leo | 11°39' Libra | 8°50' TaurusR | 13°53' GeminiR | 6°59' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 17°52' CapricornR | 6°44' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 19 | 26°08' Libra | 8°24' Scorpio | 8°06' Libra | 19°39' Virgo | 27°04' Leo | 11°52' Libra | 8°45' TaurusR | 13°51' GeminiR | 6°57' AriesR | 6°24' AquariusR | 17°41' CapricornR | 6°41' TaurusR | New Moon |
| 20 | 27°07' Libra | 23°06' Scorpio | 9°16' Libra | 20°51' Virgo | 27°39' Leo | 12°04' Libra | 8°41' TaurusR | 13°50' GeminiR | 6°56' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°31' CapricornR | 6°39' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 21 | 28°07' Libra | 7°22' Sagittarius | 10°31' Libra | 22°03' Virgo | 28°14' Leo | 12°17' Libra | 8°36' TaurusR | 13°48' GeminiR | 6°54' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°23' CapricornR | 6°36' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 22 | 29°07' Libra | 21°09' Sagittarius | 11°50' Libra | 23°15' Virgo | 28°49' Leo | 12°30' Libra | 8°31' TaurusR | 13°47' GeminiR | 6°53' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°19' CapricornR | 6°33' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 23 | 0°06' Scorpio | 4°27' Capricorn | 13°14' Libra | 24°27' Virgo | 29°23' Leo | 12°43' Libra | 8°26' TaurusR | 13°45' GeminiR | 6°51' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°16' CapricornR | 6°30' TaurusR | Waxing Crescent |
| 24 | 1°06' Scorpio | 17°19' Capricorn | 14°40' Libra | 25°40' Virgo | 29°58' Leo | 12°55' Libra | 8°22' TaurusR | 13°44' GeminiR | 6°50' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°16' Capricorn | 6°27' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 25 | 2°06' Scorpio | 29°48' Capricorn | 16°10' Libra | 26°52' Virgo | 0°32' Virgo | 13°08' Libra | 8°17' TaurusR | 13°42' GeminiR | 6°48' AriesR | 6°24' Aquarius | 17°16' Capricorn | 6°24' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 26 | 3°06' Scorpio | 12°00' Aquarius | 17°41' Libra | 28°05' Virgo | 1°07' Virgo | 13°21' Libra | 8°12' TaurusR | 13°40' GeminiR | 6°47' AriesR | 6°25' Aquarius | 17°16' CapricornR | 6°22' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 27 | 4°06' Scorpio | 23°59' Aquarius | 19°15' Libra | 29°17' Virgo | 1°41' Virgo | 13°33' Libra | 8°07' TaurusR | 13°39' GeminiR | 6°45' AriesR | 6°25' Aquarius | 17°14' CapricornR | 6°19' TaurusR | First Quarter |
| 28 | 5°06' Scorpio | 5°52' Pisces | 20°50' Libra | 0°30' Libra | 2°15' Virgo | 13°46' Libra | 8°02' TaurusR | 13°37' GeminiR | 6°44' AriesR | 6°25' Aquarius | 17°10' CapricornR | 6°16' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 29 | 6°05' Scorpio | 17°42' Pisces | 22°26' Libra | 1°43' Libra | 2°49' Virgo | 13°58' Libra | 7°58' TaurusR | 13°35' GeminiR | 6°43' AriesR | 6°25' Aquarius | 17°03' CapricornR | 6°13' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 30 | 7°05' Scorpio | 29°34' Pisces | 24°03' Libra | 2°56' Libra | 3°23' Virgo | 14°11' Libra | 7°53' TaurusR | 13°33' GeminiR | 6°41' AriesR | 6°26' Aquarius | 16°53' CapricornR | 6°10' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
| 31 | 8°05' Scorpio | 11°30' Aries | 25°41' Libra | 4°09' Libra | 3°57' Virgo | 14°23' Libra | 7°48' TaurusR | 13°31' GeminiR | 6°40' AriesR | 6°26' Aquarius | 16°42' CapricornR | 6°07' TaurusR | Waxing Gibbous |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ 11 October, 10:00 UTCMercuryturns direct3° Libra
≈ 19 October, 05:00 UTCPlutoturns direct6° Aquarius
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
2 October, 10:09 UTCVenusenters Virgo
22 October, 21:14 UTCSunenters Scorpio
24 October, 01:11 UTCMarsenters Virgo
27 October, 13:52 UTCVenusenters Libra
Moon phases
3 October, 16:25 UTCFull Moon10°59' Aries
11 October, 11:56 UTCLast Quarter18°41' Cancer
18 October, 02:56 UTCNew Moon25°15' Libra
25 October, 04:53 UTCFirst Quarter2°18' Aquarius
Void of course Moon
≈ 1 October, 01:53 UTC→2 October, 18:19 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Aries
≈ 4 October, 07:12 UTC→5 October, 06:23 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Taurus
≈ 6 October, 21:36 UTC→7 October, 17:11 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Gemini
≈ 9 October, 09:59 UTC→10 October, 01:58 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Cancer
≈ 11 October, 11:57 UTC→12 October, 07:54 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Leo
≈ 14 October, 01:00 UTC→14 October, 10:39 UTClast aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ 15 October, 11:43 UTC→16 October, 10:56 UTClast aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Libra
≈ 18 October, 05:06 UTC→18 October, 10:30 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ 20 October, 07:53 UTC→20 October, 11:30 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Sagittarius
≈ 22 October, 15:25 UTC→22 October, 15:52 UTClast aspect: Sun sextile · enters Capricorn
≈ 24 October, 17:42 UTC→25 October, 00:23 UTClast aspect: Venus trine · enters Aquarius
≈ 26 October, 13:03 UTC→27 October, 12:07 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Pisces
≈ 28 October, 04:23 UTC→30 October, 00:52 UTClast aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Aries
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 2028?
In October 2028 the stations are: Mercury turns direct (11 October) and Pluto turns direct (19 October). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in October 2028?
The Full Moon is on 3 October at 16:25 UTC, in Aries.
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, for 00:00 Universal Time.