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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 2008?

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On July 9, 2008, the Sun was in Cancer (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun opposed Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°26' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 2008
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°38'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon9°43'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury27°58'48" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Venus25°58'16" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars4°40'44" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter17°26'44" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn5°18'43" VirgoDirect into Libra
Uranus22°35'39" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Neptune23°46'39" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto29°21'21" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node20°15'09" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 9, 2008

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun opposite JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on July 9, 2008?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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