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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1916?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1916, the Sun was in Leo (0°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°44' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°15'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Aug 23, 1916 into Virgo
Moon	17°57'31" Taurus	Direct	Jul 22, 1916	Jul 24, 1916 into Gemini
Mercury	24°33'24" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1916	Jul 26, 1916 into Leo
Venus	3°17'04" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 5, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Leo
Mars	0°09'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 23, 1916	Sep 8, 1916 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°41'07" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	21°29'23" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°26'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°18'40" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°29'52" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°55'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 23, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 05:19 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 23, 05:21 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 05:22 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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