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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2000?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2000, the Sun was in Cancer (24°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°28' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°14'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2000	Jul 22, 2000 into Leo
Moon	23°22'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 14, 2000	Jul 17, 2000 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°26'08" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 30, 2000	Aug 7, 2000 into Leo
Venus	3°53'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2000	Aug 6, 2000 into Virgo
Mars	19°52'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 16, 2000	Aug 1, 2000 into Leo
Jupiter	3°13'15" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	28°10'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	19°49'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°29'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°28'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°36'45" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 2000

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 13:55 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn	24°19' Capricorn

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