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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1918?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1918, the Sun was in Cancer (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°43' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°38' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1918	Jul 23, 1918 into Leo
Moon	25°40'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 14, 1918	Jul 16, 1918 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°47'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1918	Jul 28, 1918 into Virgo
Venus	20°09'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1918	Jul 24, 1918 into Cancer
Mars	11°27'54" Libra	Direct	Jun 23, 1918	Aug 17, 1918 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°43'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	14°46'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°59'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°18'23" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°29'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°37'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 16, 1918

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 06:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	22°54' Libra
Jul 16, 20:41 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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