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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2020?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2020, the Sun was in Cancer (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2020	Jul 22, 2020 into Leo
Moon	26°45'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 6, 2020	Jul 8, 2020 into Pisces
Mercury	6°05'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 2020	Aug 5, 2020 into Leo
Venus	8°22'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2020	Aug 7, 2020 into Cancer
Mars	6°08'50" Aries	Direct	Jun 28, 2020	Jan 6, 2021 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°05'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	29°32'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jul 1, 2020	Dec 17, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°06'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	20°54'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	23°54'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°12'33" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 8, 2020

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 10:42 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jul 8, 18:12 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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