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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (23°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°12' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°01'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	5°12'04" Aries	Direct	Oct 16, 1948	Oct 18, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	0°43'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Libra
Venus	11°25'35" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1948	Nov 1, 1948 into Libra
Mars	29°28'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 3, 1948	Oct 17, 1948 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°27'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°58'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°32'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	13°07'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°19'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°29'32" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 16, 16:08 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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