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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2001?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2001, the Sun was in Cancer (24°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°45' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°08' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°00'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2001	Jul 22, 2001 into Leo
Moon	26°23'51" Taurus	Direct	Jul 14, 2001	Jul 16, 2001 into Gemini
Mercury	4°37'28" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 2001	Jul 30, 2001 into Leo
Venus	11°52'57" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2001	Aug 1, 2001 into Cancer
Mars	15°11'40" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°46'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	10°41'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°59'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°45'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°54'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°17'04" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 18:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on July 16, 2001?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. Venus and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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