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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2009?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 2009, the Sun was in Cancer (27°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°54'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2009	Jul 22, 2009 into Leo
Moon	5°05'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 2009	Jul 22, 2009 into Leo
Mercury	5°13'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 2009	Aug 2, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	16°49'28" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2009	Aug 1, 2009 into Cancer
Mars	5°51'25" Gemini	Direct	Jul 12, 2009	Aug 25, 2009 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°07'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	18°12'25" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	26°28'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°48'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°19'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°20'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 20, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 03:51 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 20, 23:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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