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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1938?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1938, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1938	Feb 19, 1938 into Pisces
Moon	20°36'34" Virgo	Direct	Feb 15, 1938	Feb 17, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	12°11'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1938	Feb 27, 1938 into Pisces
Venus	0°09'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Aries
Mars	12°36'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 30, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°34'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	3°04'02" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	10°05'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°23'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°24'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	1°44'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 16, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 09:00 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 16, 23:23 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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