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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 2000?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 2000, the Sun was in Cancer (14°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°17' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°09' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°42'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2000	Jul 22, 2000 into Leo
Moon	19°16'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 5, 2000	Jul 7, 2000 into Libra
Mercury	14°41'06" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 2000	Aug 7, 2000 into Leo
Venus	21°35'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 18, 2000	Jul 13, 2000 into Leo
Mars	13°17'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 16, 2000	Aug 1, 2000 into Leo
Jupiter	1°16'13" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	27°12'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°08'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°44'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°40'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°08'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 6, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 11:35 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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