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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1964?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1964, the Sun was in Cancer (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°49' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°13' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Leo
Moon	24°03'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 14, 1964	Jul 16, 1964 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°27'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1964	Jul 27, 1964 into Virgo
Venus	20°48'49" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Aug 5, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	20°19'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Jul 30, 1964 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°42'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°15'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°37'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°05'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°19'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°54'07" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 1964

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 11:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	23°57' Libra
Jul 16, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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