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Where Were the Planets on July 7, 2016?

Quick Answer

On July 7, 2016, the Sun was in Cancer (15°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury opposed Pluto. Venus squared Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 7, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°41' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 7, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°47'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2016	Jul 22, 2016 into Leo
Moon	24°14'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 5, 2016	Jul 7, 2016 into Virgo
Mercury	16°13'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 2016	Jul 14, 2016 into Leo
Venus	24°11'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 2016	Jul 12, 2016 into Leo
Mars	23°26'39" Scorpio	Direct	May 27, 2016	Aug 2, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°59'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	10°49'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°18'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°53'53" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°13'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°37'39" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on July 7, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 7, 03:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.
Jul 7, 11:55 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.
Jul 7, 14:25 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.
Jul 7, 22:27 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Pressure from people who want control, and power struggles that are hard to walk away from.
Jul 7, 22:40 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on July 7, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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