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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1905?

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On October 16, 1905, the Sun was in Libra (22°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°27'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1905	Oct 24, 1905 into Scorpio
Moon	25°32'04" Taurus	Direct	Oct 14, 1905	Oct 16, 1905 into Gemini
Mercury	25°20'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1905	Oct 19, 1905 into Scorpio
Venus	23°31'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 27, 1905	Oct 21, 1905 into Libra
Mars	5°59'24" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 8, 1905	Nov 18, 1905 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°47'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	26°23'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°48'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°25'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°38'42" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°11'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 16, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 16:37 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 16, 20:58 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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