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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 2017?

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On July 28, 2017, the Sun was in Leo (5°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°33' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°36'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon10°59'37" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury2°43'24" VirgoDirect into Leo
Venus26°24'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars5°08'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter16°32'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°47'44" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus28°30'48" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°49'19" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto17°41'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node25°11'14" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 28, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on July 28, 2017?

The Sun and Mars 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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