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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2024?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2024, the Sun was in Cancer (16°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°34' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°58' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°48'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2024	Jul 22, 2024 into Leo
Moon	16°48'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 2024	Jul 9, 2024 into Virgo
Mercury	9°41'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2024	Jul 25, 2024 into Virgo
Venus	26°05'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 2024	Jul 11, 2024 into Leo
Mars	21°19'33" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 2024	Jul 20, 2024 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°48'55" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	19°21'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	26°02'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	29°55'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°12'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	10°50'37" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 8, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 11:04 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 8, 14:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

Born on July 8, 2024?

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