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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 2026?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 2026, the Sun was in Cancer (13°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°29'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026 into Leo
Moon	15°26'23" Pisces	Direct	Jul 4, 2026	Jul 6, 2026 into Aries
Mercury	25°01'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 2026	Aug 9, 2026 into Leo
Venus	25°16'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 2026	Jul 9, 2026 into Virgo
Mars	4°44'52" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 2026	Aug 11, 2026 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°07'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	14°21'42" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	3°55'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	4°25'13" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°46'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	2°20'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 5, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 00:51 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 5, 13:06 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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