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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 2040?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 2040, the Sun is in Leo (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Pluto is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 2040. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 2040
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2040	Aug 22, 2040 into Virgo
Moon	3°26'51" Taurus	Direct	Jul 30, 2040	Aug 1, 2040 into Gemini
Mercury	23°24'58" Cancer	Direct	May 27, 2040	Aug 2, 2040 into Leo
Venus	24°27'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 10, 2040	Aug 4, 2040 into Virgo
Mars	20°37'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 26, 2040	Aug 14, 2040 into Libra
Jupiter	28°52'50" Virgo	Direct	Feb 20, 2040	Aug 5, 2040 into Libra
Saturn	7°32'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 2039	Nov 11, 2041 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°58'35" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	5°50'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	26°22'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	0°13'01" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 2039	Aug 3, 2040 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 30, 2040

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 01:16 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 30, 05:35 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 30, 21:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	8°18' Taurus

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