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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1923?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1923, the Sun was in Libra (22°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°11' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°05'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1923	Oct 24, 1923 into Scorpio
Moon	17°27'55" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 15, 1923	Oct 17, 1923 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°15'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1923	Nov 2, 1923 into Scorpio
Venus	1°37'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1923	Nov 8, 1923 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°55'49" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1923	Oct 18, 1923 into Libra
Jupiter	21°28'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°55'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°13'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°59'14" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°22'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°04'00" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on October 16, 1923

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 20:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	22°28' Capricorn

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