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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 2018?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 2018, the Sun was in Cancer (29°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°38'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2018	Jul 22, 2018 into Leo
Moon	0°55'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 22, 2018	Jul 24, 2018 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°53'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 2018	Sep 6, 2018 into Virgo
Venus	13°40'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2018	Aug 6, 2018 into Libra
Mars	5°24'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 16, 2018	Aug 13, 2018 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°33'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°06'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°27'17" Taurus	Direct	May 15, 2018	Nov 6, 2018 into Aries
Neptune	16°12'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	19°46'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°10'37" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 22, 2018

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 09:23 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jul 22, 10:12 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jul 22, 21:00 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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