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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1918?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1918, the Sun was in Libra (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°11' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°18'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1918	Oct 24, 1918 into Scorpio
Moon	4°24'45" Pisces	Direct	Oct 16, 1918	Oct 18, 1918 into Aries
Mercury	23°00'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1918	Oct 20, 1918 into Scorpio
Venus	12°35'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1918	Oct 30, 1918 into Scorpio
Mars	10°49'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 1, 1918	Nov 11, 1918 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°17'34" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	25°39'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	23°55'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	9°07'37" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°38'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°45'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 04:41 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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