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DAILY CALENDAR

Friday, October 16, 2026

Events of the day by their exact moment. The Sun's entry into a sign is one entry, not a daily copy of the whole month.

Sun in♎ Libra

Moon in♐ Sagittarius

Waxing crescent30% illuminated

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RetrogradeImportance 80/100

Pluto turns direct

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On October 16, 2026, Pluto ends its retrograde phase and returns to direct motion.

What it means

In astrology, “direct motion” means that Pluto ceases to be perceived from Earth as moving backward. Pluto is traditionally associated with deep transformations, intensity, control, and what is hidden. You may treat such a moment as a symbolic transition from inner review to gradually putting the changes you have noticed into practice. It is worth paying attention to what, after a period of reflection, requires consistent action, without assuming that events must unfold in a particular way.

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Happening now

Longer processes this day falls within — their exact moment was on another day.

  • Beginning of autumn — Libra monthThe Sun enters Libra. This is the astronomical beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The zodiac month lasts until the Sun enters the sign again.

In the coming days

Six days from the selected date — like an upcoming-events list, not just "today".

  • First Quarter Moon in CapricornDuring the first quarter, the right half of the Moon’s disk is visible (in the Northern Hemisphere); the Moon rises around noon and sets around midnight.
  • Orionid MaximumThe Orionids are an autumn trail of Comet Halley—the same dust that produces the Eta Aquariids in spring.

The whole month: October 2026

  1. 3Venus begins retrogradeLast Quarter Moon in Cancer
  2. 4Saturn in opposition to the Sun
  3. 6Moon close to Jupiter in the sky
  4. 10New Moon in LibraPortal 10/10 — A New Level
  5. 12The Moon close to Venus in the sky
  6. 16Pluto turns direct
  7. 18First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
  8. 21Orionid Maximum
  9. 23Zodiac month: Scorpio
  10. 24Mercury begins retrogradeVenus Morning/Evening Star — Venus Star Point
  11. 25Venus enters the sign: Libra
  12. 26Full Moon in Taurus

The key dates of the year, calculated from the ephemeris: retrogrades, full and new moons and eclipses — with exact times.

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