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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1931, the Sun was in Libra (22°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°26' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°57' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°09'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1931	Oct 24, 1931 into Scorpio
Moon	29°16'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 14, 1931	Oct 16, 1931 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°36'22" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1931	Oct 22, 1931 into Scorpio
Venus	2°18'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1931	Nov 7, 1931 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°01'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1931	Oct 30, 1931 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°17'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	17°08'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°11'19" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°08'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°09'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°20'08" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 16, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 11:50 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 16, 13:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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