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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2022?

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On July 16, 2022, the Sun was in Cancer (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% 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.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°27' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2022
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°57'08" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon2°14'59" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury23°34'26" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus28°06'50" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars7°46'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter8°27'58" AriesDirect into Pisces
Saturn23°56'03" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus18°18'07" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune25°21'29" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto27°26'28" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node19°07'45" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 2022

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on July 16, 2022?

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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