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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1915?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1915, the Sun was in Libra (22°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°39' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°02'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1915	Oct 24, 1915 into Scorpio
Moon	3°51'45" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1915	Oct 18, 1915 into Pisces
Mercury	4°45'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 28, 1915	Oct 21, 1915 into Libra
Venus	0°57'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1915	Nov 8, 1915 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°40'33" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°02'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	16°20'20" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	11°45'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°33'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	3°17'35" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°47'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 16, 1915

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 05:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 16, 13:25 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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