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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1996?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1996, the Sun was in Leo (0°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°54'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1996	Aug 22, 1996 into Virgo
Moon	28°00'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1996	Jul 23, 1996 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°59'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1996	Aug 1, 1996 into Virgo
Venus	19°05'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	28°27'55" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1996	Jul 25, 1996 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°25'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°22'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	2°40'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°14'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°25'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°36'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 23, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 00:03 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jul 23, 15:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 23, 17:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	1°08' Scorpio

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