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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1926?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1926, the Sun was in Cancer (23°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°04' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°11'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1926	Jul 23, 1926 into Leo
Moon	5°03'00" Libra	Direct	Jul 16, 1926	Jul 18, 1926 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°36'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	20°44'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 1926	Jul 24, 1926 into Cancer
Mars	20°39'56" Aries	Direct	Jun 15, 1926	Aug 1, 1926 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°45'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	19°27'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°23'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	23°21'09" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°29'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°54'04" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 1926

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:51 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 16, 08:32 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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