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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1947?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1947, the Sun was in Cancer (23°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°45' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°06'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1947	Jul 23, 1947 into Leo
Moon	29°13'21" Gemini	Direct	Jul 14, 1947	Jul 16, 1947 into Cancer
Mercury	20°21'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 2, 1947	Aug 10, 1947 into Leo
Venus	9°42'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1947	Aug 2, 1947 into Leo
Mars	10°47'07" Gemini	Direct	Jul 1, 1947	Aug 13, 1947 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°41'30" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°51'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	23°48'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°12'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°21'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°44'43" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 1947

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 13:14 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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