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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2046?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2046, the Sun is in Cancer (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2046. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2046
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2046	Jul 22, 2046 into Leo
Moon	5°56'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 16, 2046	Jul 18, 2046 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°44'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 2046	Aug 7, 2046 into Leo
Venus	0°01'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 16, 2046	Aug 10, 2046 into Leo
Mars	0°34'11" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 15, 2046	Sep 7, 2046 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°10'12" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 2046	Apr 13, 2047 into Taurus
Saturn	17°33'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 2044	Jan 24, 2047 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°38'53" Leo	Direct	Feb 8, 2046	Jul 22, 2046 into Virgo
Neptune	18°59'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	5°05'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	4°56'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 30, 2045	Oct 17, 2046 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 16, 2046

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 01:04 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 16, 04:02 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 16, 11:22 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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