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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1976?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1976, the Sun was in Libra (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°10' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1976	Oct 23, 1976 into Scorpio
Moon	24°43'56" Cancer	Direct	Oct 14, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Leo
Mercury	8°42'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1976	Oct 29, 1976 into Scorpio
Venus	24°50'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 26, 1976	Oct 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°12'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 8, 1976	Nov 20, 1976 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°01'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	15°16'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	6°35'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°58'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	12°03'15" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°56'01" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 1976

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 08:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	23°07' Cancer
Oct 16, 20:32 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Taurus (retrograde)	Leaves Gemini
Oct 16, 21:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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