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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1937?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1937, the Sun was in Libra (22°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°04' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°42'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1937	Oct 23, 1937 into Scorpio
Moon	7°46'02" Pisces	Direct	Oct 15, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Aries
Mercury	13°42'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1937	Oct 26, 1937 into Scorpio
Venus	26°03'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1937	Oct 19, 1937 into Libra
Mars	11°02'36" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 30, 1937	Nov 11, 1937 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°08'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°06'38" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	12°26'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°55'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°04'36" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1937	Nov 25, 1937 into Cancer
North Node	8°15'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 22:54 UTC	Saturn trine Pluto	Exact trine

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