Ephemeris October 2030

October 2030 opens with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron all moving retrograde. On 22 October Venus enters Scorpio and Jupiter enters Sagittarius within the same day. The Full Moon falls on 11 October in Aries. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris October 2030
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	7°52' Libra	25°54' Scorpio	29°10' Virgo	2°46' Libra	29°07' Leo	25°43' Scorpio	8°51' GeminiR	22°53' GeminiR	12°04' AriesR	9°46' AquariusR	9°06' SagittariusR	16°08' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
2	8°51' Libra	10°17' Sagittarius	0°59' Libra	4°01' Libra	29°44' Leo	25°53' Scorpio	8°50' GeminiR	22°53' GeminiR	12°02' AriesR	9°45' AquariusR	9°05' Sagittarius	16°06' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
3	9°50' Libra	24°33' Sagittarius	2°48' Libra	5°16' Libra	0°22' Virgo	26°05' Scorpio	8°48' GeminiR	22°53' GeminiR	12°01' AriesR	9°45' AquariusR	9°06' Sagittarius	16°03' TaurusR	First Quarter
4	10°49' Libra	8°40' Capricorn	4°36' Libra	6°31' Libra	0°59' Virgo	26°16' Scorpio	8°47' GeminiR	22°52' GeminiR	11°59' AriesR	9°44' AquariusR	9°06' Sagittarius	16°01' TaurusR	First Quarter
5	11°48' Libra	22°38' Capricorn	6°24' Libra	7°46' Libra	1°36' Virgo	26°27' Scorpio	8°45' GeminiR	22°52' GeminiR	11°57' AriesR	9°44' AquariusR	9°06' SagittariusR	15°59' TaurusR	First Quarter
6	12°47' Libra	6°25' Aquarius	8°11' Libra	9°01' Libra	2°13' Virgo	26°38' Scorpio	8°44' GeminiR	22°52' GeminiR	11°56' AriesR	9°43' AquariusR	9°03' SagittariusR	15°56' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
7	13°46' Libra	20°02' Aquarius	9°58' Libra	10°16' Libra	2°50' Virgo	26°49' Scorpio	8°42' GeminiR	22°51' GeminiR	11°54' AriesR	9°43' AquariusR	8°59' SagittariusR	15°54' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
8	14°45' Libra	3°27' Pisces	11°44' Libra	11°30' Libra	3°27' Virgo	27°01' Scorpio	8°40' GeminiR	22°51' GeminiR	11°52' AriesR	9°43' AquariusR	8°52' SagittariusR	15°52' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
9	15°45' Libra	16°41' Pisces	13°30' Libra	12°45' Libra	4°03' Virgo	27°12' Scorpio	8°38' GeminiR	22°50' GeminiR	11°51' AriesR	9°42' AquariusR	8°43' SagittariusR	15°49' TaurusR	Waxing Gibbous
10	16°44' Libra	29°42' Pisces	15°15' Libra	14°00' Libra	4°40' Virgo	27°24' Scorpio	8°36' GeminiR	22°50' GeminiR	11°49' AriesR	9°42' AquariusR	8°33' SagittariusR	15°47' TaurusR	Full Moon
11	17°43' Libra	12°29' Aries	16°59' Libra	15°15' Libra	5°17' Virgo	27°35' Scorpio	8°34' GeminiR	22°49' GeminiR	11°47' AriesR	9°41' AquariusR	8°24' SagittariusR	15°44' TaurusR	Full Moon
12	18°42' Libra	25°03' Aries	18°43' Libra	16°30' Libra	5°54' Virgo	27°47' Scorpio	8°32' GeminiR	22°48' GeminiR	11°46' AriesR	9°41' AquariusR	8°16' SagittariusR	15°42' TaurusR	Full Moon
13	19°42' Libra	7°23' Taurus	20°26' Libra	17°45' Libra	6°31' Virgo	27°59' Scorpio	8°30' GeminiR	22°48' GeminiR	11°44' AriesR	9°41' AquariusR	8°10' SagittariusR	15°39' TaurusR	Full Moon
14	20°41' Libra	19°31' Taurus	22°08' Libra	19°00' Libra	7°07' Virgo	28°11' Scorpio	8°27' GeminiR	22°47' GeminiR	11°42' AriesR	9°41' AquariusR	8°06' SagittariusR	15°36' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
15	21°40' Libra	1°28' Gemini	23°49' Libra	20°15' Libra	7°44' Virgo	28°23' Scorpio	8°25' GeminiR	22°46' GeminiR	11°41' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°04' SagittariusR	15°34' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
16	22°40' Libra	13°19' Gemini	25°30' Libra	21°30' Libra	8°21' Virgo	28°35' Scorpio	8°22' GeminiR	22°45' GeminiR	11°39' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°04' Sagittarius	15°31' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
17	23°39' Libra	25°06' Gemini	27°10' Libra	22°46' Libra	8°57' Virgo	28°47' Scorpio	8°20' GeminiR	22°44' GeminiR	11°38' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°05' Sagittarius	15°28' TaurusR	Waning Gibbous
18	24°39' Libra	6°54' Cancer	28°49' Libra	24°01' Libra	9°34' Virgo	28°59' Scorpio	8°17' GeminiR	22°43' GeminiR	11°36' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°06' Sagittarius	15°26' TaurusR	Last Quarter
19	25°38' Libra	18°48' Cancer	0°28' Scorpio	25°16' Libra	10°10' Virgo	29°11' Scorpio	8°14' GeminiR	22°42' GeminiR	11°34' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°08' Sagittarius	15°23' TaurusR	Last Quarter
20	26°38' Libra	0°54' Leo	2°06' Scorpio	26°31' Libra	10°47' Virgo	29°23' Scorpio	8°11' GeminiR	22°41' GeminiR	11°33' AriesR	9°40' AquariusR	8°08' SagittariusR	15°20' TaurusR	Last Quarter
21	27°38' Libra	13°16' Leo	3°44' Scorpio	27°46' Libra	11°23' Virgo	29°35' Scorpio	8°08' GeminiR	22°40' GeminiR	11°31' AriesR	9°39' AquariusR	8°06' SagittariusR	15°17' TaurusR	Last Quarter
22	28°37' Libra	25°59' Leo	5°20' Scorpio	29°01' Libra	11°59' Virgo	29°48' Scorpio	8°05' GeminiR	22°39' GeminiR	11°30' AriesR	9°39' AquariusR	8°03' SagittariusR	15°15' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
23	29°37' Libra	9°07' Virgo	6°57' Scorpio	0°16' Scorpio	12°36' Virgo	0°00' Sagittarius	8°02' GeminiR	22°38' GeminiR	11°28' AriesR	9°39' AquariusR	7°59' SagittariusR	15°12' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
24	0°37' Scorpio	22°41' Virgo	8°32' Scorpio	1°31' Scorpio	13°12' Virgo	0°12' Sagittarius	7°58' GeminiR	22°36' GeminiR	11°26' AriesR	9°39' Aquarius	7°53' SagittariusR	15°09' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
25	1°37' Scorpio	6°41' Libra	10°07' Scorpio	2°47' Scorpio	13°48' Virgo	0°25' Sagittarius	7°55' GeminiR	22°35' GeminiR	11°25' AriesR	9°39' Aquarius	7°47' SagittariusR	15°06' TaurusR	Waning Crescent
26	2°36' Scorpio	21°04' Libra	11°42' Scorpio	4°02' Scorpio	14°24' Virgo	0°37' Sagittarius	7°51' GeminiR	22°34' GeminiR	11°23' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°41' SagittariusR	15°03' TaurusR	New Moon
27	3°36' Scorpio	5°44' Scorpio	13°16' Scorpio	5°17' Scorpio	15°01' Virgo	0°50' Sagittarius	7°48' GeminiR	22°32' GeminiR	11°22' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°37' SagittariusR	15°00' TaurusR	New Moon
28	4°36' Scorpio	20°35' Scorpio	14°49' Scorpio	6°32' Scorpio	15°37' Virgo	1°03' Sagittarius	7°44' GeminiR	22°31' GeminiR	11°20' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°34' SagittariusR	14°57' TaurusR	New Moon
29	5°36' Scorpio	5°27' Sagittarius	16°22' Scorpio	7°47' Scorpio	16°13' Virgo	1°15' Sagittarius	7°41' GeminiR	22°29' GeminiR	11°19' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°33' SagittariusR	14°54' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
30	6°36' Scorpio	20°15' Sagittarius	17°55' Scorpio	9°02' Scorpio	16°49' Virgo	1°28' Sagittarius	7°37' GeminiR	22°28' GeminiR	11°17' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°34' Sagittarius	14°51' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent
31	7°36' Scorpio	4°51' Capricorn	19°27' Scorpio	10°18' Scorpio	17°25' Virgo	1°41' Sagittarius	7°33' GeminiR	22°26' GeminiR	11°16' AriesR	9°40' Aquarius	7°35' Sagittarius	14°48' TaurusR	Waxing Crescent

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 23 October, 05:00 UTCPlutoturns direct9° Aquarius

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

1 October, 10:50 UTCMercuryenters Libra

2 October, 09:43 UTCMarsenters Virgo

18 October, 17:04 UTCMercuryenters Scorpio

22 October, 18:40 UTCVenusenters Scorpio

22 October, 23:15 UTCJupiterenters Sagittarius

23 October, 09:01 UTCSunenters Scorpio

Moon phases

4 October, 03:56 UTCFirst Quarter10°58' Capricorn

11 October, 10:46 UTCFull Moon18°09' Aries

19 October, 14:50 UTCLast Quarter26°15' Cancer

26 October, 20:17 UTCNew Moon3°27' Scorpio

Void of course Moon

≈ 1 October, 06:14 UTC→1 October, 06:50 UTClast aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Sagittarius

≈ 1 October, 21:34 UTC→3 October, 09:13 UTClast aspect: Saturn opposition · enters Capricorn

≈ 5 October, 06:42 UTC→5 October, 12:47 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Aquarius

≈ 7 October, 12:17 UTC→7 October, 17:47 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Pisces

≈ 9 October, 19:40 UTC→10 October, 00:33 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Aries

≈ 11 October, 10:47 UTC→12 October, 09:34 UTClast aspect: Sun opposition · enters Taurus

≈ 14 October, 17:39 UTC→14 October, 21:01 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Gemini

≈ 17 October, 04:55 UTC→17 October, 09:59 UTClast aspect: Mercury trine · enters Cancer

≈ 19 October, 20:58 UTC→19 October, 22:14 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Leo

≈ 22 October, 07:08 UTC→22 October, 07:24 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Virgo

≈ 23 October, 06:31 UTC→24 October, 12:37 UTClast aspect: Mars conjunction · enters Libra

≈ 25 October, 02:04 UTC→26 October, 14:39 UTClast aspect: Saturn trine · enters Scorpio

≈ 27 October, 15:39 UTC→28 October, 15:12 UTClast aspect: Mars sextile · enters Sagittarius

≈ 29 October, 18:11 UTC→30 October, 16:00 UTClast aspect: Mars square · enters Capricorn

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 2030?

In October 2030 the stations are: Pluto turns direct (23 October). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in October 2030?

The Full Moon is on 11 October at 10:46 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 9 September 2026.