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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 2002, the Sun was in Cancer (29°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°19' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°28' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°30'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2002	Jul 23, 2002 into Leo
Moon	6°55'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 2002	Jul 24, 2002 into Aquarius
Mercury	1°10'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 21, 2002	Aug 6, 2002 into Virgo
Venus	12°57'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2002	Aug 7, 2002 into Libra
Mars	5°41'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°43'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	23°49'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°55'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°52'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°12'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°38'19" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 22, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 22, 2002?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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