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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 2002, the Sun was in Leo (8°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°06'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2002	Aug 23, 2002 into Virgo
Moon	27°52'42" Aries	Direct	Jul 29, 2002	Jul 31, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	19°15'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 21, 2002	Aug 6, 2002 into Virgo
Venus	22°43'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2002	Aug 7, 2002 into Libra
Mars	11°26'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°43'49" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	24°48'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°36'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°37'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°04'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°09'43" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 31, 2002

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 16:16 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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