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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1923?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1923, the Sun was in Cancer (22°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°50' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°55'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Moon	23°38'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1923	Jul 16, 1923 into Virgo
Mercury	15°57'55" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Venus	7°42'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 10, 1923	Aug 3, 1923 into Leo
Mars	0°17'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1923	Sep 1, 1923 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°04'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°20'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	16°57'59" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°02'49" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°56'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:24 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 16, 23:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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