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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 2048?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 2048, the Sun is in Cancer (29°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 2048. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 2048
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°24'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2048	Jul 22, 2048 into Leo
Moon	5°29'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 21, 2048	Jul 23, 2048 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°40'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 2048	Jul 21, 2048 into Leo
Venus	14°05'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 10, 2048	Aug 3, 2048 into Virgo
Mars	6°17'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 2048	Sep 17, 2048 into Capricorn
Jupiter	20°16'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 2048	Sep 23, 2048 into Cancer
Saturn	11°24'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 22, 2047	Jan 21, 2050 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°57'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	23°31'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	7°43'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	25°57'46" Sagittarius	Direct	May 6, 2048	Nov 23, 2049 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 21, 2048

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 02:55 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jul 21, 06:34 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 21, 15:39 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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