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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1933?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1933, the Sun was in Libra (22°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°02' Virgo at midnight UTC to 24°16' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°40'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1933	Oct 23, 1933 into Scorpio
Moon	17°36'57" Virgo	Direct	Oct 15, 1933	Oct 17, 1933 into Libra
Mercury	14°01'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 6, 1933	Oct 30, 1933 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°07'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1933	Nov 6, 1933 into Capricorn
Mars	5°01'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1933	Nov 19, 1933 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°48'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°43'05" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	25°31'48" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	11°26'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°44'26" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°37'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 16, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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