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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 2009?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 2009, the Sun was in Leo (5°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°00' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°33'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2009	Aug 22, 2009 into Virgo
Moon	0°34'43" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 28, 2009	Jul 30, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°33'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 2009	Aug 2, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	25°54'56" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2009	Aug 1, 2009 into Cancer
Mars	11°21'36" Gemini	Direct	Jul 12, 2009	Aug 25, 2009 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°14'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	18°59'30" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	26°20'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°37'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°08'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°55'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 28, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 05:57 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 28, 10:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 28, 20:38 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 28, 22:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	5°57' Scorpio

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