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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1906?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1906, the Sun was in Cancer (23°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°00'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1906	Jul 23, 1906 into Leo
Moon	26°49'41" Taurus	Direct	Jul 14, 1906	Jul 16, 1906 into Gemini
Mercury	19°38'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	0°31'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 16, 1906	Aug 11, 1906 into Libra
Mars	22°48'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1906	Jul 27, 1906 into Leo
Jupiter	26°56'05" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	14°42'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	5°48'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°37'24" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°57'26" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°43'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 16, 1906

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:18 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 16, 18:24 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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