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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1916?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1916, the Sun was in Libra (10°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°30' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°55'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1916	Oct 23, 1916 into Scorpio
Moon	11°28'06" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 3, 1916	Oct 5, 1916 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°57'38" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	26°13'55" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1916	Oct 7, 1916 into Virgo
Mars	17°32'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1916	Oct 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°52'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	29°14'53" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	15°58'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°34'22" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°25'14" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°03'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 4, 1916

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 11:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	10°53' Capricorn

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