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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1916?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1916, the Sun was in Scorpio (2°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°44'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1916	Nov 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°13'16" Libra	Direct	Oct 24, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°55'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	21°08'45" Virgo	Direct	Oct 7, 1916	Nov 3, 1916 into Libra
Mars	3°09'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 22, 1916	Dec 1, 1916 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°00'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	0°20'36" Leo	Direct	Oct 17, 1916	Dec 7, 1916 into Cancer
Uranus	15°46'29" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°51'17" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°19'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°53'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 26, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 09:23 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Oct 26, 14:46 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Aries (retrograde)	Leaves Taurus
Oct 26, 15:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 26, 20:37 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	3°06' Scorpio

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