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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1941, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°26'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1941	Feb 19, 1941 into Pisces
Moon	27°40'52" Libra	Direct	Feb 14, 1941	Feb 16, 1941 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°22'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 1941	Mar 7, 1941 into Aquarius
Venus	11°58'41" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1941	Mar 2, 1941 into Pisces
Mars	28°59'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1941	Feb 17, 1941 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°17'39" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	9°12'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°17'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°05'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°40'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°42'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 15:52 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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