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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1929, the Sun was in Libra (22°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°17' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°22' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°38'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1929	Oct 23, 1929 into Scorpio
Moon	27°47'47" Pisces	Direct	Oct 14, 1929	Oct 16, 1929 into Aries
Mercury	8°04'52" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 30, 1929	Nov 5, 1929 into Scorpio
Venus	25°25'10" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1929	Oct 20, 1929 into Libra
Mars	6°48'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1929	Nov 18, 1929 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°11'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°44'11" Sagittarius	Direct	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°51'26" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°52'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°37'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°59'31" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 16:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 16, 18:34 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square

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