The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1916?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1916, the Sun was in Cancer (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°35' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°14'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Leo
Moon	2°29'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1916	Jul 4, 1916 into Virgo
Mercury	18°44'07" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1916	Jul 10, 1916 into Cancer
Venus	12°20'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	18°01'16" Virgo	Direct	May 28, 1916	Jul 23, 1916 into Libra
Jupiter	1°00'54" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	18°46'09" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	19°07'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°32'55" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°00'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°01'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 2, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 06:56 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 2, 20:24 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

Born on July 2, 1916?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.