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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1912?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1912, the Sun was in Cancer (23°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 28°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°32'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1912	Jul 23, 1912 into Leo
Moon	21°22'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1912	Jul 17, 1912 into Virgo
Mercury	18°49'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1912	Jul 26, 1912 into Virgo
Venus	26°25'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1912	Jul 19, 1912 into Leo
Mars	29°37'20" Leo	Direct	May 28, 1912	Jul 17, 1912 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°59'38" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°55'33" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	1°48'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	23°30'45" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°06'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°39'15" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1912

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 11:05 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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