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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
≈ Mercuryturns direct3° Libra
≈ Plutoturns direct6° Aquarius
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Venusenters Virgo
Sunenters Scorpio
Marsenters Virgo
Venusenters Libra
Moon phases
Full Moon10°59' Aries
Last Quarter18°41' Cancer
New Moon25°15' Libra
First Quarter2°18' Aquarius
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Mars square · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Sun square · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Venus conjunction · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Mars sextile · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Mars square · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Sun sextile · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Pisces
≈ →last 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 and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .