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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2005?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2005, the Sun was in Cancer (16°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% 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 8, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°25'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2005	Jul 22, 2005 into Leo
Moon	8°19'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 2005	Jul 10, 2005 into Virgo
Mercury	12°39'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Sep 4, 2005 into Virgo
Venus	12°26'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Jul 23, 2005 into Virgo
Mars	17°48'42" Aries	Direct	Jun 12, 2005	Jul 28, 2005 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°31'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°58'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	10°32'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°00'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°33'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°20'34" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 8, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 8, 2005?

Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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