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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1956?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°56' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1956	Jul 22, 1956 into Leo
Moon	13°14'15" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 15, 1956	Jul 17, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°54'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1956	Jul 21, 1956 into Leo
Venus	22°37'58" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 23, 1956	Aug 4, 1956 into Cancer
Mars	19°35'17" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	1°37'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°19'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°03'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°39'20" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°10'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°37'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 16, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 07:52 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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