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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1928?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1928, the Sun was in Libra (22°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°52'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Scorpio
Moon	24°13'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1928	Oct 16, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°33'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1928	Oct 24, 1928 into Libra
Venus	21°08'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°50'50" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°01'20" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	15°17'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°42'35" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°44'49" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	18°23'04" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°19'12" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 16, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 02:30 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Oct 16, 23:44 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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