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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 2001?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 2001, the Sun was in Cancer (14°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°10' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°12' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°28'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2001	Jul 22, 2001 into Leo
Moon	24°12'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 4, 2001	Jul 6, 2001 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°01'54" Gemini	Direct	May 6, 2001	Jul 12, 2001 into Cancer
Venus	0°52'20" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2001	Aug 1, 2001 into Cancer
Mars	16°21'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°32'39" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	9°35'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°17'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°00'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°06'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°48'51" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 6, 2001

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 20:35 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 6, 23:33 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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