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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1921?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1921, the Sun was in Libra (22°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°34'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1921	Oct 23, 1921 into Scorpio
Moon	17°16'16" Aries	Direct	Oct 15, 1921	Oct 17, 1921 into Taurus
Mercury	15°34'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1921	Dec 5, 1921 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°47'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 1921	Oct 20, 1921 into Libra
Mars	16°54'30" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1921	Nov 6, 1921 into Libra
Jupiter	4°24'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	1°03'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°04'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°40'00" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°03'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°43'23" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 16, 1921

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 18:31 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 16, 22:53 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aries	22°59' Aries

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