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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1943?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1943, the Sun was in Libra (22°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°14'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1943	Oct 24, 1943 into Scorpio
Moon	29°56'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 14, 1943	Oct 16, 1943 into Gemini
Mercury	6°09'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1943	Oct 30, 1943 into Scorpio
Venus	10°34'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	21°16'26" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°04'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	26°35'16" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°26'17" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°33'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°36'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°14'20" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 16, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 07:12 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 12:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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