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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (23°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°55' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°50' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°34'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	14°53'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 15, 1945	Jul 17, 1945 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°22'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	9°14'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1945	Aug 4, 1945 into Cancer
Mars	25°14'07" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°49'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	15°37'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	15°35'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°55'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°22'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°24'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 14:59 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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