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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1926?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1926, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 26°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1926	Feb 19, 1926 into Pisces
Moon	19°25'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 15, 1926	Feb 17, 1926 into Taurus
Mercury	27°27'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 31, 1926	Feb 17, 1926 into Pisces
Venus	13°06'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	5°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 9, 1926	Mar 23, 1926 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°44'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	25°48'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°50'58" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°18'49" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°52'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°50'39" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 16, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 00:44 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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