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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1900?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1900, the Sun was in Cancer (23°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°27'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1900	Jul 23, 1900 into Leo
Moon	16°55'22" Pisces	Direct	Jul 15, 1900	Jul 17, 1900 into Aries
Mercury	15°05'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	11°04'52" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	13°23'38" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Aug 10, 1900 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°15'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°08'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°52'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°44'10" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°02'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	8°45'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 16, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 16, 1900?

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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