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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1953?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1953, the Sun was in Cancer (23°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1953. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1953
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°38'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1953	Jul 23, 1953 into Leo
Moon	24°03'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1953	Jul 17, 1953 into Libra
Mercury	7°28'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1953	Jul 28, 1953 into Cancer
Venus	9°34'34" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1953	Aug 4, 1953 into Cancer
Mars	21°21'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 14, 1953	Jul 29, 1953 into Leo
Jupiter	15°25'29" Gemini	Direct	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	20°58'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°04'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	21°09'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	21°59'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°40'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 16, 1953

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 04:33 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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