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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1948?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1948, the Sun was in Cancer (23°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°31' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°21' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°49'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1948	Jul 22, 1948 into Leo
Moon	0°58'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 16, 1948	Jul 18, 1948 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°26'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1948	Aug 2, 1948 into Leo
Venus	24°38'24" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 29, 1948	Aug 3, 1948 into Cancer
Mars	29°34'47" Virgo	Direct	May 18, 1948	Jul 17, 1948 into Libra
Jupiter	20°30'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°57'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	27°59'27" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°22'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	13°55'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°21'51" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 10:11 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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