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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1938?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1938, the Sun was in Libra (22°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°58' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°27'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1938	Oct 24, 1938 into Scorpio
Moon	23°53'36" Cancer	Direct	Oct 14, 1938	Oct 16, 1938 into Leo
Mercury	26°39'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1938	Oct 18, 1938 into Scorpio
Venus	1°21'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 13, 1938	Nov 15, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	24°28'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	22°24'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	13°58'26" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°44'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°02'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°26'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	18°55'58" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 1938

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 09:24 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	22°21' Cancer
Oct 16, 10:38 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Oct 16, 16:17 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 16, 22:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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