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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1922?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1922, the Sun was in Libra (22°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1922. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1922
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°20'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1922	Oct 24, 1922 into Scorpio
Moon	25°44'48" Leo	Direct	Oct 14, 1922	Oct 16, 1922 into Virgo
Mercury	20°01'23" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1922	Nov 8, 1922 into Scorpio
Venus	3°35'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1922	Nov 28, 1922 into Scorpio
Mars	20°15'58" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 13, 1922	Oct 30, 1922 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°45'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°07'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	10°08'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°49'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°13'00" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°23'42" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on October 16, 1922

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 08:50 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Oct 16, 19:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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