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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 2012?

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On July 28, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (5°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°48'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon3°59'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury6°22'04" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus21°34'24" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars13°56'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter9°39'43" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn23°39'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus8°26'57" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune2°27'16" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto7°34'04" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node1°52'51" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 28, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on July 28, 2012?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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