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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2070?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2070, the Sun is in Cancer (24°20' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2070. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°23' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2070
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°20'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2070	Jul 22, 2070 into Leo
Moon	9°26'22" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 15, 2070	Jul 18, 2070 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°11'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 2070	Jul 25, 2070 into Virgo
Venus	1°57'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 14, 2070	Aug 8, 2070 into Leo
Mars	2°11'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 2070	Aug 29, 2070 into Libra
Jupiter	27°51'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 2070	Mar 9, 2071 into Taurus
Saturn	13°32'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 2068	Dec 25, 2070 into Scorpio
Uranus	20°13'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	11°12'58" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	4°29'19" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	20°44'41" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 2070	Aug 12, 2071 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 16, 2070

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 12:45 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 16, 21:07 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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