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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2001?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 2001, the Sun was in Cancer (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 28°08' Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°47' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2001	Jul 22, 2001 into Leo
Moon	23°18'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 2001	Jul 20, 2001 into Leo
Mercury	10°52'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 12, 2001	Jul 30, 2001 into Leo
Venus	16°21'31" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2001	Aug 1, 2001 into Cancer
Mars	15°06'45" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°38'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	11°06'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°51'03" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°39'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°50'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°04'22" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 20, 2001

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 19:44 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	28°08' Cancer
Jul 20, 22:42 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 20, 2001?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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