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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 2026?

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On July 12, 2026, the Sun was in Cancer (20°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°45' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°10'05" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon23°13'06" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury21°03'49" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Venus3°04'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars9°39'59" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter2°39'17" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn14°34'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Uranus4°15'08" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Neptune4°24'53" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Pluto4°37'38" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
North Node1°58'32" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 12, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on July 12, 2026?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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