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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 2017?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 2017, the Sun was in Leo (7°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°30'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2017	Aug 22, 2017 into Virgo
Moon	5°55'58" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 30, 2017	Aug 1, 2017 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°41'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 2017	Aug 31, 2017 into Leo
Venus	28°42'33" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 2017	Jul 31, 2017 into Cancer
Mars	6°26'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 2017	Sep 5, 2017 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°47'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°42'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	28°31'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	13°46'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°38'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°04'53" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 30, 2017

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 00:22 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 30, 08:04 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 30, 15:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	7°39' Scorpio

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