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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1916?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1916, the Sun was in Aries (26°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°23' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°09'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1916	Apr 20, 1916 into Taurus
Moon	4°06'49" Libra	Direct	Apr 16, 1916	Apr 18, 1916 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°58'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1916	Apr 17, 1916 into Taurus
Venus	11°31'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1916	May 5, 1916 into Cancer
Mars	13°55'38" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°06'55" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	10°42'31" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°06'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°52'53" Cancer	Direct	Mar 19, 1916	May 2, 1916 into Leo
Pluto	1°25'37" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°06'27" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 16, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 04:40 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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