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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1941, the Sun was in Cancer (23°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°21' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°32'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1941	Jul 23, 1941 into Leo
Moon	25°18'21" Aries	Direct	Jul 14, 1941	Jul 16, 1941 into Taurus
Mercury	6°33'16" Cancer	Direct	May 29, 1941	Aug 6, 1941 into Leo
Venus	17°01'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jul 27, 1941 into Virgo
Mars	7°52'32" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°21'25" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	25°54'09" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°17'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°20'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°36'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°46'01" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 08:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	23°23' Aries
Jul 16, 21:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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