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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1946, the Sun was in Libra (22°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°31'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1946	Oct 24, 1946 into Scorpio
Moon	8°39'56" Cancer	Direct	Oct 15, 1946	Oct 18, 1946 into Leo
Mercury	12°31'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1946	Oct 30, 1946 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°01'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1946	Nov 8, 1946 into Scorpio
Mars	14°57'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 1946	Nov 6, 1946 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°26'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°45'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	21°39'08" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°53'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°10'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°12'06" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 10:50 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 16, 23:22 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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