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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1901?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1901, the Sun was in Libra (22°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°20' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°06' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°25'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1901	Oct 24, 1901 into Scorpio
Moon	5°13'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1901	Oct 18, 1901 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°55'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°19'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1901	Nov 7, 1901 into Capricorn
Mars	1°24'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 14, 1901	Nov 24, 1901 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°28'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°36'31" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°07'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°27'29" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°33'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°33'04" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 01:21 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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