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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1914?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1914, the Sun was in Cancer (23°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1914. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1914
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°05'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1914	Jul 23, 1914 into Leo
Moon	6°01'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 15, 1914	Jul 18, 1914 into Gemini
Mercury	23°29'37" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1914	Aug 11, 1914 into Leo
Venus	1°03'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1914	Aug 10, 1914 into Libra
Mars	12°01'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 26, 1914	Aug 14, 1914 into Libra
Jupiter	20°24'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1914	Feb 4, 1915 into Pisces
Saturn	25°52'33" Gemini	Direct	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	10°19'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	27°45'53" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	1°11'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°59'52" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1914

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 14:53 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jul 16, 18:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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