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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2000?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2000, the Sun was in Cancer (16°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°37'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2000	Jul 22, 2000 into Leo
Moon	16°10'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 7, 2000	Jul 9, 2000 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°28'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 2000	Aug 7, 2000 into Leo
Venus	24°03'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 18, 2000	Jul 13, 2000 into Leo
Mars	14°36'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 16, 2000	Aug 1, 2000 into Leo
Jupiter	1°40'15" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	27°24'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°05'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°41'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°37'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°02'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 8, 2000

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 12:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	16°39' Libra

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