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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 2026?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 2026, the Sun was in Cancer (28°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°45'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2026	Jul 22, 2026 into Leo
Moon	29°11'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 19, 2026	Jul 21, 2026 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°35'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 2026	Aug 9, 2026 into Leo
Venus	12°55'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 9, 2026	Aug 6, 2026 into Libra
Mars	15°54'29" Gemini	Direct	Jun 28, 2026	Aug 11, 2026 into Cancer
Jupiter	4°38'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	14°43'24" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	4°37'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	4°22'07" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	4°25'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	1°29'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 21, 2026

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 11:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	28°43' Libra
Jul 21, 11:13 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 21, 13:34 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on July 21, 2026?

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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