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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2025?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2025, the Sun was in Cancer (24°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°23' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°15' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°12'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2025	Jul 22, 2025 into Leo
Moon	4°18'23" Aries	Direct	Jul 16, 2025	Jul 18, 2025 into Taurus
Mercury	15°27'31" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	13°13'50" Gemini	Direct	Jul 4, 2025	Jul 31, 2025 into Cancer
Mars	16°53'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 17, 2025	Aug 6, 2025 into Libra
Jupiter	8°19'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	1°55'22" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	0°23'11" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	2°08'34" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	2°47'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	21°05'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 16, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 04:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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