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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 2011?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 2011, the Sun was in Cancer (16°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus opposed Pluto. Possessiveness and power plays in love or money. Venus sextiled Jupiter. Mercury sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°09' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°16' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°57'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Jul 23, 2011 into Leo
Moon	3°13'51" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 9, 2011	Jul 11, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°13'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	6°30'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Leo
Mars	12°59'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Aug 3, 2011 into Cancer
Jupiter	6°15'04" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	11°01'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°33'50" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°35'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°55'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°16'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 9, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 00:30 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Possessiveness and power plays in love or money.
Jul 9, 06:06 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.
Jul 9, 06:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 9, 08:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

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