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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1930?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1930, the Sun was in Cancer (23°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°12'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1930	Jul 23, 1930 into Leo
Moon	25°17'01" Pisces	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Jul 16, 1930 into Aries
Mercury	24°29'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1930	Jul 19, 1930 into Leo
Venus	2°05'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 10, 1930 into Libra
Mars	1°22'21" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1930	Aug 28, 1930 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°25'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	7°27'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°21'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°51'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°16'18" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°32'08" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 07:02 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jul 16, 21:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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