The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1909?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1909, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°20' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°07' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1909	Feb 19, 1909 into Pisces
Moon	3°10'31" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 16, 1909	Feb 18, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°51'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	9°19'12" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1909	Mar 5, 1909 into Pisces
Mars	24°54'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°09'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	7°34'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	19°13'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°41'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°52'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	22°38'05" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 16, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 06:27 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on February 16, 1909?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.