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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1901?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1901, the Sun was in Cancer (23°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°13'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Leo
Moon	0°37'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1901	Jul 18, 1901 into Virgo
Mercury	18°29'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 1901	Aug 10, 1901 into Leo
Venus	13°46'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 5, 1901	Jul 29, 1901 into Virgo
Mars	1°31'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 13, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°12'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°18'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°25'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°52'49" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	18°00'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°25'22" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on July 16, 1901

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 05:17 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 16, 10:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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