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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1916?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1916, the Sun was in Libra (22°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°47'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1916	Oct 23, 1916 into Scorpio
Moon	24°59'22" Gemini	Direct	Oct 14, 1916	Oct 16, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	5°51'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	9°37'33" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1916	Nov 3, 1916 into Libra
Mars	25°59'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1916	Oct 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°21'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	29°56'44" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	15°48'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°45'31" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°23'43" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°25'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 21:57 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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