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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1920?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1920, the Sun was in Cancer (23°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°36'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1920	Jul 23, 1920 into Leo
Moon	2°48'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1920	Jul 18, 1920 into Virgo
Mercury	9°57'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1920	Aug 2, 1920 into Cancer
Venus	27°06'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 1920	Jul 18, 1920 into Leo
Mars	2°22'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 10, 1920	Sep 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°03'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	8°44'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	5°10'11" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	10°35'47" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°42'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°55'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on July 16, 1920

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 07:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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