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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 2079?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 2079, the Sun is in Cancer (16°32' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 2079. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 2079
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°32'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2079	Jul 22, 2079 into Leo
Moon	14°46'18" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 7, 2079	Jul 9, 2079 into Sagittarius
Mercury	12°16'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 2079	Aug 7, 2079 into Leo
Venus	13°24'39" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 6, 2079	Aug 6, 2079 into Cancer
Mars	15°31'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 15, 2079	Jul 30, 2079 into Leo
Jupiter	12°07'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 2, 2079	Jan 22, 2080 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°49'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 28, 2079	Aug 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°11'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 2, 2079	Jul 13, 2079 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°11'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 2079	Sep 4, 2092 into Virgo
Pluto	14°12'09" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	27°06'34" Aries	Direct	May 14, 2079	Dec 1, 2080 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 8, 2079

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 13:40 UTC	Uranus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jul 8, 19:44 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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