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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1941, the Sun was in Libra (22°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°43'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1941	Oct 23, 1941 into Scorpio
Moon	27°58'21" Leo	Direct	Oct 14, 1941	Oct 16, 1941 into Virgo
Mercury	12°05'48" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 28, 1941	Oct 29, 1941 into Libra
Venus	6°32'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1941	Nov 6, 1941 into Capricorn
Mars	15°00'20" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°22'51" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°26'43" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°41'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°21'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°41'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°53'43" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on October 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 15:36 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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