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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1991, the Sun was in Libra (22°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°52' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°37'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1991	Oct 23, 1991 into Scorpio
Moon	0°57'03" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1991	Oct 18, 1991 into Pisces
Mercury	1°28'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1991	Nov 4, 1991 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°19'04" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1991	Nov 9, 1991 into Libra
Mars	29°48'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1991	Oct 16, 1991 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°49'21" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1991	Oct 10, 1992 into Libra
Saturn	0°18'06" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	10°08'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°06'06" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°12'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°51'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 16, 1991

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 10:04 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 16, 19:04 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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