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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2011?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2011, the Sun was in Cancer (16°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°00'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Jul 23, 2011 into Leo
Moon	19°03'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 7, 2011	Jul 9, 2011 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°47'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	5°17'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Leo
Mars	12°17'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Aug 3, 2011 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°06'11" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	10°58'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°33'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°36'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°56'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°19'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 8, 2011

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 06:29 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	15°47' Libra

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