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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1954?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1954, the Sun was in Cancer (23°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

The Partial Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn was the day's main event. The Sun met Uranus in Cancer. Sudden urges to break routine. Expect the unplanned. The Sun squared Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°41' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°24'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1954	Jul 23, 1954 into Leo
Moon	29°16'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 14, 1954	Jul 16, 1954 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°18'44" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 30, 1954	Aug 7, 1954 into Leo
Venus	3°36'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 13, 1954	Aug 9, 1954 into Libra
Mars	26°46'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 3, 1954	Aug 24, 1954 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°56'28" Cancer	Direct	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	2°43'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°21'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°19'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°40'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°20'32" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1954

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 00:20 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn	22°52' Capricorn
Jul 16, 09:39 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Low energy and mixed signals. Read anything important twice before signing.
Jul 16, 10:41 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Sudden urges to break routine. Expect the unplanned.
Jul 16, 13:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on July 16, 1954?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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