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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 2013?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (28°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°31' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°53'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	10°56'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 20, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°23'14" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	28°45'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	5°21'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	5°43'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°57'47" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°30'56" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°53'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°48'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°55'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 21, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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