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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2003?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2003, the Sun was in Cancer (23°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°33'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2003	Jul 23, 2003 into Leo
Moon	28°12'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 14, 2003	Jul 16, 2003 into Pisces
Mercury	5°53'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2003	Jul 30, 2003 into Virgo
Venus	14°24'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2003	Jul 29, 2003 into Leo
Mars	9°03'22" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	21°01'20" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	5°27'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	2°14'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°17'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°42'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°37'42" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 15:13 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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