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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1917?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1917, the Sun was in Libra (22°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°09' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°33'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1917	Oct 23, 1917 into Scorpio
Moon	26°57'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 1917	Oct 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°07'16" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1917	Oct 28, 1917 into Scorpio
Venus	5°15'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1917	Nov 7, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	20°28'23" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°06'02" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°02'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	19°52'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°56'40" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°30'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°05'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1917

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 02:41 UTC	New Moon in Libra	22°10' Libra
Oct 16, 17:53 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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