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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 2008?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 2008, the Sun was in Leo (3°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°51'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2008	Aug 22, 2008 into Virgo
Moon	13°20'04" Taurus	Direct	Jul 25, 2008	Jul 27, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	0°01'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 26, 2008	Aug 10, 2008 into Virgo
Venus	16°52'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 12, 2008	Aug 6, 2008 into Virgo
Mars	15°01'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 1, 2008	Aug 19, 2008 into Libra
Jupiter	15°19'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°06'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°19'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°23'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°58'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°21'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 26, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 11:48 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 26, 21:58 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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