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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 2002, the Sun was in Cancer (17°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°06'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2002	Jul 23, 2002 into Leo
Moon	5°15'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 2002	Jul 11, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	3°55'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 2002	Jul 21, 2002 into Leo
Venus	28°26'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 2002	Jul 10, 2002 into Virgo
Mars	27°20'09" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 2002	Jul 13, 2002 into Leo
Jupiter	24°49'30" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	22°16'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°19'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°12'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°27'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°19'37" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 9, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 02:36 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 9, 09:35 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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