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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1916?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1916, the Sun was in Libra (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1916	Oct 23, 1916 into Scorpio
Moon	19°00'09" Virgo	Direct	Oct 21, 1916	Oct 24, 1916 into Libra
Mercury	11°53'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	17°39'39" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1916	Nov 3, 1916 into Libra
Mars	0°59'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 22, 1916	Dec 1, 1916 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°25'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	0°14'33" Leo	Direct	Oct 17, 1916	Dec 7, 1916 into Cancer
Uranus	15°46'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°49'54" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°21'20" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°02'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 23, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 17:57 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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