---
title: "Where are the planets today?"
url: https://www.skyabove.ai/sky/planets-today
date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-10-16T00:05:00.000Z
author: Sky Above
editor: Param Bahia
---

# Where are the planets today?

This is the sky right now, written as data. Every position is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris for midnight UTC today and rebuilt every morning.

*Positions at 00:00 UTC, Fri 16 Oct 2026*

| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ☉︎ Sun | ♎︎ Libra | 22°38' | direct |
| ☽︎ Moon | ♐︎ Sagittarius | 23°35' | direct |
| ☿︎ Mercury | ♏︎ Scorpio | 17°17' | direct |
| ♀︎ Venus | ♏︎ Scorpio | 5°21' | retrograde |
| ♂︎ Mars | ♌︎ Leo | 10°11' | direct |
| ♃︎ Jupiter | ♌︎ Leo | 22°06' | direct |
| ♄︎ Saturn | ♈︎ Aries | 10°24' | retrograde |
| ♅︎ Uranus | ♊︎ Gemini | 5°11' | retrograde |
| ♆︎ Neptune | ♈︎ Aries | 2°27' | retrograde |
| ♇︎ Pluto | ♒︎ Aquarius | 3°04' | retrograde |

## The Moon

| Moon today | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |
| --- | --- |
| Moon at 00:00 UTC | 23°35' Sagittarius |
| Phase | Waxing Crescent (60.9° from the Sun) |
| Next New Moon | Mon 9 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTC, 16°53' Scorpio |
| Next Full Moon | Mon 26 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC, 2°45' Taurus |

## Retrograde now

*As of Fri 16 Oct 2026*

| Retrograde now | Position (00:00 UTC) | Stations direct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ♀︎ Venus | 5°21' Scorpio | Sat 14 Nov 2026 |
| ♄︎ Saturn | 10°24' Aries | Thu 10 Dec 2026 |
| ♅︎ Uranus | 5°11' Gemini | Mon 8 Feb 2027 |
| ♆︎ Neptune | 2°27' Aries | Sat 12 Dec 2026 |
| ♇︎ Pluto | 3°04' Aquarius | Fri 16 Oct 2026 |

To see how today's sky touches your own chart, start with your birth details. The [weekly outlook](/sky) reads the week ahead by rising sign.