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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1937?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1937, the Sun was in Cancer (23°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°30'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1937	Jul 23, 1937 into Leo
Moon	5°40'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 16, 1937	Jul 18, 1937 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°40'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1937	Jul 31, 1937 into Virgo
Venus	8°56'25" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1937	Aug 4, 1937 into Cancer
Mars	21°53'07" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°15'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°07'58" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°13'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°48'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°10'21" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°07'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 16, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 00:36 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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