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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1931, the Sun was in Cancer (22°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°59' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°24' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°59'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1931	Jul 23, 1931 into Leo
Moon	6°11'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1931	Jul 18, 1931 into Virgo
Mercury	10°29'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 10, 1931	Jul 28, 1931 into Virgo
Venus	8°22'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1931	Aug 3, 1931 into Leo
Mars	20°13'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1931	Aug 1, 1931 into Libra
Jupiter	29°48'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	19°43'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°20'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°59'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°29'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°12'27" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1931

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 16, 23:11 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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