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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1993?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1993, the Sun was in Libra (23°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°08'22" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1993	Oct 23, 1993 into Scorpio
Moon	7°33'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 1993	Oct 18, 1993 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°50'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1993	Dec 7, 1993 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°36'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 1993	Nov 9, 1993 into Scorpio
Mars	13°16'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1993	Nov 9, 1993 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°38'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°44'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°22'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°27'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°11'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°08'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 16, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 00:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 00:12 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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