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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2013?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (16°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°29'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	18°39'30" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 2013	Jul 9, 2013 into Leo
Mercury	18°30'56" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	13°04'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	26°33'48" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 2013	Jul 13, 2013 into Cancer
Jupiter	2°49'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°49'06" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°29'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°07'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	10°07'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°36'42" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 8, 2013

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 00:13 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jul 8, 07:14 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	16°18' Cancer

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