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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2050?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2050, the Sun is in Libra (23°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2050. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2050
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°19'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2050	Oct 23, 2050 into Scorpio
Moon	0°20'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 2050	Oct 18, 2050 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°56'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 29, 2050	Oct 16, 2050 into Scorpio
Venus	23°51'37" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 4, 2050	Dec 6, 2050 into Scorpio
Mars	23°25'04" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 29, 2050	Oct 31, 2050 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°39'43" Leo	Direct	May 22, 2050	Oct 18, 2050 into Virgo
Saturn	2°21'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 2050	Apr 16, 2052 into Pisces
Uranus	23°08'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	27°50'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	8°44'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	12°41'59" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 2049	Jun 13, 2051 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 2050

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 07:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 11:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 12:56 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 15:31 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Oct 16, 19:59 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Oct 16, 22:46 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

Born on October 16, 2050?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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