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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (28°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°00' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°05'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	2°12'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Libra
Mercury	24°14'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 2004	Jul 25, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	16°31'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	16°46'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°28'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	18°21'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°11'35" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°26'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°58'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°02'07" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 20, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 07:43 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 20, 08:57 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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