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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2022?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2022	Jul 22, 2022 into Leo
Moon	2°14'59" Pisces	Direct	Jul 16, 2022	Jul 18, 2022 into Aries
Mercury	23°34'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 2022	Jul 19, 2022 into Leo
Venus	28°06'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 23, 2022	Jul 18, 2022 into Cancer
Mars	7°46'20" Taurus	Direct	Jul 5, 2022	Aug 20, 2022 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°27'58" Aries	Direct	May 10, 2022	Oct 28, 2022 into Pisces
Saturn	23°56'03" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	18°18'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	25°21'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	27°26'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°07'45" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 2022

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 08:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 16, 19:38 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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