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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 2009?

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On July 30, 2009, the Sun was in Leo (7°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°27'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2009	Aug 22, 2009 into Virgo
Moon	25°49'26" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 28, 2009	Jul 30, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°06'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 2009	Aug 2, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	28°12'25" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2009	Aug 1, 2009 into Cancer
Mars	12°43'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 12, 2009	Aug 25, 2009 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°00'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	19°11'49" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	26°17'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°34'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°06'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°48'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 30, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 10:37 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jul 30, 20:09 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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