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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1919?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1919, the Sun was in Libra (22°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°04'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1919	Oct 24, 1919 into Scorpio
Moon	25°44'02" Cancer	Direct	Oct 14, 1919	Oct 16, 1919 into Leo
Mercury	4°58'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1919	Nov 2, 1919 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°45'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1919	Nov 9, 1919 into Libra
Mars	3°50'37" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 1919	Nov 30, 1919 into Libra
Jupiter	14°24'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	7°49'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	27°59'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	11°18'21" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°46'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°25'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 1919

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 05:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	21°47' Cancer
Oct 16, 19:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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