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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1984?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1984, the Sun was in Cancer (24°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°53' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°56' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°06'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1984	Jul 22, 1984 into Leo
Moon	2°56'00" Pisces	Direct	Jul 16, 1984	Jul 18, 1984 into Aries
Mercury	16°32'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1984	Jul 26, 1984 into Virgo
Venus	2°32'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 14, 1984	Aug 7, 1984 into Virgo
Mars	16°06'30" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°59'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°42'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°57'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°23'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°19'47" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	4°04'28" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 16, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:28 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jul 16, 06:10 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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