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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1906?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1906, the Sun was in Libra (22°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°12'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1906	Oct 24, 1906 into Scorpio
Moon	2°37'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 1906	Oct 18, 1906 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°56'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1906	Nov 1, 1906 into Sagittarius
Venus	5°15'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1906	Dec 15, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	21°25'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1906	Oct 30, 1906 into Libra
Jupiter	10°46'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	8°55'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°56'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°39'11" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°41'04" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°51'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 16, 1906

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 07:34 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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