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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 2016?

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On July 15, 2016, the Sun was in Cancer (23°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 15, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°27' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°25'17" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon1°23'39" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury2°57'33" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus4°00'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars24°39'22" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter19°13'39" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn10°25'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°25'29" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune11°47'08" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto16°01'15" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node15°12'14" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on July 15, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on July 15, 2016?

Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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