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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1996?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1996, the Sun was in Cancer (19°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°15' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°26'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1996	Jul 22, 1996 into Leo
Moon	3°08'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 11, 1996	Jul 13, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	19°36'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1996	Jul 16, 1996 into Leo
Venus	13°19'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	20°16'35" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1996	Jul 25, 1996 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°52'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°21'15" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	3°08'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°33'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°34'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°14'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 11, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 05:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 11, 08:59 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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