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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 2000?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 2000, the Sun was in Cancer (17°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°34'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2000	Jul 22, 2000 into Leo
Moon	29°02'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 7, 2000	Jul 9, 2000 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°54'02" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 2000	Aug 7, 2000 into Leo
Venus	25°17'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 18, 2000	Jul 13, 2000 into Leo
Mars	15°16'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 16, 2000	Aug 1, 2000 into Leo
Jupiter	1°52'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	27°30'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°03'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°40'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°36'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°59'00" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 9, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 13:48 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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