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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2009?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2009, the Sun was in Libra (23°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°15'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2009	Oct 23, 2009 into Scorpio
Moon	0°53'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Oct 18, 2009 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°50'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 2009	Oct 28, 2009 into Scorpio
Venus	1°55'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2009	Nov 8, 2009 into Scorpio
Mars	29°55'32" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	17°10'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	28°30'14" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	23°32'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°47'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°58'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°40'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 16, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 10:29 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 16, 15:33 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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