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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2024?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 2024, the Sun was in Cancer (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°15'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2024	Jul 22, 2024 into Leo
Moon	15°59'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 19, 2024	Jul 21, 2024 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°06'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2024	Jul 25, 2024 into Virgo
Venus	10°50'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 2024	Aug 5, 2024 into Virgo
Mars	29°44'54" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 2024	Jul 20, 2024 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°14'48" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	19°04'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	26°29'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	29°50'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	0°56'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	10°12'30" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 20, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 15:23 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 20, 20:42 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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