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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2013?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	28°38'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 14, 2013	Jul 16, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°08'53" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	22°44'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	1°59'24" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	4°37'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°52'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°31'15" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°59'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°55'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°11'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 16, 2013

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	23°46' Libra
Jul 16, 14:24 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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