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Where Were the Planets on October 14, 2016?

Quick Answer

On October 14, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (21°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 14, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°47' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°27' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 14, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°34'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2016	Oct 22, 2016 into Scorpio
Moon	28°04'46" Pisces	Direct	Oct 12, 2016	Oct 14, 2016 into Aries
Mercury	12°14'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 2016	Oct 24, 2016 into Scorpio
Venus	25°24'21" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 23, 2016	Oct 18, 2016 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°35'06" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 27, 2016	Nov 9, 2016 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°32'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	12°42'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	22°32'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°36'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°00'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°23'06" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on October 14, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 14, 15:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 14, 18:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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