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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2010?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2010, the Sun was in Cancer (23°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°18' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°51'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2010	Jul 22, 2010 into Leo
Moon	28°33'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 2010	Jul 16, 2010 into Libra
Mercury	12°27'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 2010	Jul 27, 2010 into Virgo
Venus	6°43'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2010	Aug 7, 2010 into Libra
Mars	21°54'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 7, 2010	Jul 29, 2010 into Libra
Jupiter	3°19'23" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	29°36'32" Virgo	Direct	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	0°32'41" Aries	Retrograde	May 28, 2010	Aug 14, 2010 into Pisces
Neptune	28°11'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°35'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°13'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 16, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 14:24 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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