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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2053?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2053, the Sun is in Cancer (24°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2053. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2053
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°26'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2053	Jul 22, 2053 into Leo
Moon	5°26'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2053	Jul 18, 2053 into Virgo
Mercury	5°13'39" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 2053	Aug 4, 2053 into Leo
Venus	25°47'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 25, 2053	Jul 20, 2053 into Virgo
Mars	24°39'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 2053	Jul 25, 2053 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°59'54" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 2053	Aug 14, 2053 into Scorpio
Saturn	14°10'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 11, 2053	Mar 22, 2055 into Aries
Uranus	1°38'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°23'02" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	14°17'50" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	19°32'03" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 2052	Jul 20, 2054 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 2053

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:22 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 16, 2053?

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