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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 2072?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 2072, the Sun is in Cancer (24°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 2072. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 2072
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°49'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2072	Jul 21, 2072 into Leo
Moon	5°17'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2072	Jul 18, 2072 into Virgo
Mercury	19°51'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 2072	Aug 9, 2072 into Leo
Venus	9°57'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 2072	Aug 1, 2072 into Virgo
Mars	15°16'07" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 2072	Aug 9, 2072 into Libra
Jupiter	27°07'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 10, 2072	Jul 30, 2072 into Cancer
Saturn	7°03'05" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 18, 2071	Dec 6, 2073 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°11'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 25, 2072	Nov 12, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	15°31'47" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	6°41'53" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	12°02'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 2071	Feb 28, 2073 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 2072

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 16, 23:06 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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