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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1936, the Sun was in Libra (22°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°56'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Scorpio
Moon	4°32'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 1936	Oct 18, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°51'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1936	Nov 2, 1936 into Scorpio
Venus	21°46'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°19'24" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 1936	Nov 14, 1936 into Libra
Jupiter	20°38'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°44'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	8°10'51" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	17°49'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°43'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°35'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 02:46 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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