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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 2002, the Sun was in Cancer (28°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°33'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2002	Jul 23, 2002 into Leo
Moon	23°39'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 19, 2002	Jul 21, 2002 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°03'23" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 2002	Jul 21, 2002 into Leo
Venus	11°51'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2002	Aug 7, 2002 into Libra
Mars	5°02'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°30'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	23°42'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°57'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°53'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°13'47" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°41'30" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 21, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 01:47 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 21, 22:41 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 21, 23:25 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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