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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2078?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2078, the Sun is in Libra (23°31' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Pluto is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°44' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°12' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°31'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2078	Oct 23, 2078 into Scorpio
Moon	21°25'21" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 14, 2078	Oct 17, 2078 into Pisces
Mercury	16°53'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 4, 2078	Oct 30, 2078 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°14'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2078	Oct 19, 2078 into Scorpio
Mars	1°23'54" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 14, 2078	Nov 23, 2078 into Aquarius
Jupiter	13°07'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°35'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°37'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	0°56'39" Leo	Direct	Sep 1, 2078	Jan 6, 2079 into Cancer
Pluto	11°53'21" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	11°08'32" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 2078

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 05:45 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 16, 14:15 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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