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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1946?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1946, the Sun was in Cancer (23°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 23°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°20'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1946	Jul 23, 1946 into Leo
Moon	17°36'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 15, 1946	Jul 17, 1946 into Pisces
Mercury	15°55'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1946	Sep 3, 1946 into Virgo
Venus	3°06'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Mars	15°15'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 1946	Aug 9, 1946 into Libra
Jupiter	18°54'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°47'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	19°41'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°03'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°51'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°04'24" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 16, 1946

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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