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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2014?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2014, the Sun was in Libra (23°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°45' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2014
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°02'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2014	Oct 23, 2014 into Scorpio
Moon	0°45'18" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2014	Oct 18, 2014 into Virgo
Mercury	23°50'44" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 2014	Nov 8, 2014 into Scorpio
Venus	20°46'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 29, 2014	Oct 23, 2014 into Scorpio
Mars	22°43'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 13, 2014	Oct 26, 2014 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°24'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	22°07'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°09'59" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°03'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°08'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	18°59'18" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 16, 2014

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 10:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 16, 20:41 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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