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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1926?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1926, the Sun was in Libra (22°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°54' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°22'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1926	Oct 24, 1926 into Scorpio
Moon	17°01'56" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 15, 1926	Oct 17, 1926 into Pisces
Mercury	9°52'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1926	Oct 31, 1926 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°15'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1926	Oct 29, 1926 into Scorpio
Mars	17°15'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°19'22" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	24°30'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°29'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°26'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°56'38" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°01'46" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 16, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 06:02 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square

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