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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 2011?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (5°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°05'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	5°57'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 2011	Jul 30, 2011 into Leo
Mercury	29°53'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	29°50'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2011	Jul 28, 2011 into Leo
Mars	26°01'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 2011	Aug 3, 2011 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°37'41" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	12°05'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°25'44" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°11'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	5°28'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°15'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 28, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 01:11 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 28, 14:58 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 28, 17:58 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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