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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1900?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1900, the Sun was in Libra (22°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°39'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1900	Oct 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Moon	5°14'23" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 1900	Oct 18, 1900 into Virgo
Mercury	13°10'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1900	Oct 30, 1900 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°48'08" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1900	Nov 3, 1900 into Libra
Mars	11°17'29" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1900	Nov 23, 1900 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°22'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°56'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°54'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°12'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°33'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°52'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 01:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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