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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1991, the Sun was in Cancer (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°09' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1991	Jul 23, 1991 into Leo
Moon	27°24'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1991	Jul 16, 1991 into Libra
Mercury	18°52'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1991	Jul 26, 1991 into Virgo
Venus	2°58'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 11, 1991	Aug 21, 1991 into Leo
Mars	0°35'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	17°31'12" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	4°16'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	11°20'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°09'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°36'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°43'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 16:33 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 16, 21:40 UTC	Jupiter square Pluto	Exact square

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