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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1936, the Sun was in Cancer (23°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°43' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°44'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1936	Jul 23, 1936 into Leo
Moon	26°52'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1936	Jul 16, 1936 into Cancer
Mercury	14°50'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1936	Jul 23, 1936 into Leo
Venus	28°28'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 23, 1936	Jul 17, 1936 into Leo
Mars	13°43'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1936	Aug 10, 1936 into Leo
Jupiter	15°37'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°23'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°14'09" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°41'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°52'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°27'39" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 10:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 16, 17:27 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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