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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2021?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2021, the Sun was in Cancer (24°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Jupiter, 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 16, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°10'41" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon12°14'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury7°18'12" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus23°21'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars21°38'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter1°07'51" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn11°24'06" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus14°18'30" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune23°05'22" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto25°35'41" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node8°27'26" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on July 16, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 16, 2021?

Venus and Mars sat 2 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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