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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 2011?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (0°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°27' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°18'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	3°29'33" Taurus	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Jul 25, 2011 into Gemini
Mercury	26°48'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	23°41'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Leo
Mars	22°38'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Aug 3, 2011 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°05'18" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	11°45'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°29'30" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°18'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°35'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°31'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 23, 2011

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 04:12 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 04:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 23, 05:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	0°02' Taurus

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