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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 2011?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 2011, the Sun was in Cancer (13°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (20% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°08'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Jul 23, 2011 into Leo
Moon	6°20'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 5, 2011	Jul 7, 2011 into Libra
Mercury	5°17'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	1°37'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Leo
Mars	10°11'17" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Aug 3, 2011 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°38'46" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	10°51'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°33'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°39'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°01'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°28'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 5, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 00:47 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 5, 01:15 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 5, 18:09 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

Born on July 5, 2011?

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