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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1929, the Sun was in Cancer (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1929	Jul 23, 1929 into Leo
Moon	25°31'11" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 1929	Jul 16, 1929 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°40'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1929	Jul 27, 1929 into Leo
Venus	8°38'44" Gemini	Direct	Jul 8, 1929	Aug 5, 1929 into Cancer
Mars	7°17'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 4, 1929	Aug 21, 1929 into Libra
Jupiter	7°16'21" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	25°18'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	May 5, 1929	Nov 30, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°22'51" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	29°44'28" Leo	Direct	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	18°03'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°51'49" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 1929

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 04:15 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 16, 10:39 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 16, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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