16 jul 1996: Sun Cancer, Moon Leo · Day pillar Jia-Yin · Year of the Rat

Planetary positions Noon UTC (12:00 chart point)

☉	Sun	24°16′	Cancer	opp. ♆ (Neptune)
☽	Moon	3°15′	Leo	opp. ⛢ (Uranus)
☿	Mercury	0°13′	Leo	trine ♇ (Pluto)
♀	Venus	15°20′	Gemini	—
♂	Mars	23°45′	Gemini	—
♃	Jupiter	11°18′	Capricorn	square ♄ (Saturn)
♄	Saturn	7°27′	Aries	square ♃ (Jupiter)
⛢	Uranus	3°00′	Aquarius	opp. ☽ (Moon)
♆	Neptune	26°28′	Capricorn	opp. ☉ (Sun)
♇	Pluto	0°33′	Sagittarius	trine ☿ (Mercury)

Major aspects same window

☽ opp. ⛢	Opposition	—	orb 0.24°
☿ trine ♇	Trine	—	orb 0.32°
☉ opp. ♆	Opposition	—	orb 2.21°
⛢ sextile ♇	Sextile	—	orb 2.45°
☽ trine ♇	Trine	—	orb 2.7°
☿ opp. ⛢	Opposition	—	orb 2.78°
☽ conj. ☿	Conjunction	—	orb 3.02°
☿ opp. ♆	Opposition	—	orb 3.75°
♃ square ♄	Square	—	orb 3.85°
♆ sextile ♇	Sextile	—	orb 4.08°
☽ trine ♄	Trine	—	orb 4.2°
♄ sextile ⛢	Sextile	—	orb 4.44°

Famous births

Clare of Assisi (1194)
Andrea del Sarto (1486)
Frances Grey (1517)
Petrus Peckius the Elder (1529)
Cecilia Renata of Austria (died 1644) (1611)

On this day

622: The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
997: Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
1054: Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism.
1212: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.

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Na Yin: 涧下水沙中金大溪水路旁土

Pillar	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten god	食神	劫财	日主	七杀
Stem	丙	乙	甲	庚
Branch	子	未	寅	午
Hidden stems	癸	己丁乙	甲丙戊	丁己
Branch gods	正印	正财伤官劫财	比肩食神偏财	伤官正财

Deep dive for this date Nine stars · narrative

5 五黄

9 九紫

7 七赤

6 六白

4 四绿

2 二黑

1 一白

8 八白

3 三碧

Nine star chart

Cancer is deeply nurturing, intuitive, and oriented toward emotional security. This sign’s nature is protective and closely tied to home, family, and memory. A nuanced view comes from the full chart, which needs the exact time and place of birth.

Wood over Wood—the vibrant growth of a sturdy tree. This pillar embodies pioneering spirit, expansive energy, and a direct, upright character. It suggests a natural leader who thrives on challenge and new beginnings.