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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 2072?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 2072, the Sun is in Cancer (28°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 2072. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 2072
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°38'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2072	Jul 21, 2072 into Leo
Moon	4°10'48" Libra	Direct	Jul 20, 2072	Jul 22, 2072 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°02'11" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 2072	Aug 9, 2072 into Leo
Venus	14°51'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 8, 2072	Aug 1, 2072 into Virgo
Mars	17°40'50" Virgo	Direct	Jun 20, 2072	Aug 9, 2072 into Libra
Jupiter	27°58'54" Gemini	Direct	Mar 10, 2072	Jul 30, 2072 into Cancer
Saturn	7°06'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 18, 2071	Dec 6, 2073 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°02'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 25, 2072	Nov 12, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	15°40'34" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	6°40'46" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	11°49'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 2071	Feb 28, 2073 into Leo

Sky Events on July 20, 2072

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 04:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jul 20, 21:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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