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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2003?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2003, the Sun was in Cancer (15°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°12' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°55'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2003	Jul 23, 2003 into Leo
Moon	4°19'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 8, 2003	Jul 10, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°36'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 29, 2003	Jul 13, 2003 into Leo
Venus	4°36'29" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2003	Jul 29, 2003 into Leo
Mars	7°23'02" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	19°24'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	4°26'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	2°26'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°29'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°52'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°03'07" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 8, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 04:43 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 8, 08:30 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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