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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 2096?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 2096, the Sun is in Libra (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 2096. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°39' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°44' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 2096
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 2096	Oct 22, 2096 into Scorpio
Moon	26°43'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2096	Oct 16, 2096 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°36'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 2096	Nov 4, 2096 into Sagittarius
Venus	3°24'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 13, 2096	Nov 8, 2096 into Capricorn
Mars	27°36'08" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2096	Oct 20, 2096 into Libra
Jupiter	19°38'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 2096	Jul 15, 2097 into Leo
Saturn	14°12'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 12, 2096	Nov 29, 2097 into Libra
Uranus	7°03'42" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 19, 2095	Apr 25, 2102 into Taurus
Neptune	9°52'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 5, 2093	Nov 21, 2105 into Libra
Pluto	0°32'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 23, 2096	Nov 14, 2096 into Aries
North Node	22°58'19" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 2096	Dec 24, 2097 into Aries

Sky Events on October 16, 2096

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 03:10 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 16, 06:28 UTC	New Moon in Libra	23°56' Libra
Oct 16, 11:04 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Oct 16, 18:30 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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