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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1991?

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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.

Jupiter squared Pluto. Power grabs and excess, and ambition running into resistance.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°28'17" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon27°24'58" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury18°52'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus2°58'57" VirgoDirect into Leo
Mars0°35'57" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter17°31'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn4°16'57" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus11°20'18" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune15°09'07" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto17°36'26" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
North Node18°43'29" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 1991

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo
Jupiter square PlutoPower grabs and excess, and ambition running into resistance.

Born on July 16, 1991?

Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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