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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 2015?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 2015, the Sun was in Leo (0°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°20'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2015	Aug 23, 2015 into Virgo
Moon	22°57'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2015	Jul 24, 2015 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°58'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 2015	Jul 23, 2015 into Leo
Venus	0°42'09" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 18, 2015	Jul 31, 2015 into Leo
Mars	19°15'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 2015	Aug 8, 2015 into Leo
Jupiter	25°59'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	28°21'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 15, 2015	Sep 18, 2015 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°29'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°23'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°51'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°09'41" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 23, 2015

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 03:30 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 12:14 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 19:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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