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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1975?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1975, the Sun was in Cancer (23°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°09' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°56' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°20'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1975	Jul 23, 1975 into Leo
Moon	2°04'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 16, 1975	Jul 18, 1975 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°36'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 1975	Jul 28, 1975 into Leo
Venus	4°44'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 9, 1975	Sep 2, 1975 into Leo
Mars	10°44'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 1, 1975	Aug 14, 1975 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°19'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	22°36'54" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	28°23'42" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1975	Sep 8, 1975 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°20'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	6°43'05" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	28°11'12" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 16, 1975

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 08:22 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 16, 11:31 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 16, 13:25 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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