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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1986?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1986, the Sun was in Cancer (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°09' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°23' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1986	Jul 23, 1986 into Leo
Moon	15°14'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 15, 1986	Jul 17, 1986 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°43'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1986	Jul 23, 1986 into Cancer
Venus	5°27'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 11, 1986	Aug 7, 1986 into Libra
Mars	15°51'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1986	Oct 9, 1986 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°50'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	3°26'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°03'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°53'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°32'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°25'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 16, 1986

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 21:08 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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