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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2015?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2015, the Sun was in Cancer (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2015	Jul 23, 2015 into Leo
Moon	28°49'13" Cancer	Direct	Jul 14, 2015	Jul 16, 2015 into Leo
Mercury	15°06'07" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 2015	Jul 23, 2015 into Leo
Venus	29°19'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 2015	Jul 18, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	14°38'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 2015	Aug 8, 2015 into Leo
Jupiter	24°34'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	28°30'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 15, 2015	Sep 18, 2015 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°27'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°31'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°01'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°31'55" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 16, 2015

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:25 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	23°14' Cancer
Jul 16, 04:14 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Jul 16, 14:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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