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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2013?

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On July 20, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (27°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°21' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°56'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	25°50'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 18, 2013	Jul 20, 2013 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°21'54" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	27°33'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	4°40'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	5°30'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°56'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°31'06" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°54'35" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°50'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°58'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 20, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 18:38 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 20, 19:52 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 20, 21:34 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine

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