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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1935?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1935, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°53'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1935	Feb 19, 1935 into Pisces
Moon	5°37'31" Leo	Direct	Feb 16, 1935	Feb 18, 1935 into Virgo
Mercury	28°31'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 15, 1935	Mar 18, 1935 into Pisces
Venus	18°11'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1935	Feb 26, 1935 into Aries
Mars	23°54'37" Libra	Direct	Dec 11, 1934	Jul 29, 1935 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°34'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°13'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	28°12'58" Aries	Direct	Oct 10, 1934	Mar 28, 1935 into Taurus
Neptune	13°39'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°19'15" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°47'06" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 16, 1935

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 00:35 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Feb 16, 18:30 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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