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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1916?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1916, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°29'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1916	Feb 19, 1916 into Pisces
Moon	27°10'03" Cancer	Direct	Feb 14, 1916	Feb 16, 1916 into Leo
Mercury	6°16'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1916	Mar 15, 1916 into Pisces
Venus	3°26'44" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1916	Mar 9, 1916 into Taurus
Mars	17°31'31" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°55'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	10°04'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	16°17'44" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°36'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	1°23'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°17'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 16, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 17:38 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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