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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1965?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1965, the Sun was in Libra (22°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°54'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1965	Oct 23, 1965 into Scorpio
Moon	6°05'55" Cancer	Direct	Oct 16, 1965	Oct 18, 1965 into Leo
Mercury	5°39'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1965	Nov 2, 1965 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°42'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1965	Nov 5, 1965 into Capricorn
Mars	8°43'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 4, 1965	Nov 14, 1965 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°17'49" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1965	Nov 17, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	11°10'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°32'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	18°45'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°22'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°42'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 16, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 01:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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