Ephemeris July 2026
July 2026 opens with Mercury and Pluto both moving retrograde. On 23 July Mercury turns direct in Cancer. On 27 July True Node enters Aquarius and South Node enters Leo within the same day. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.
| Date | Sun | Moon | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | True Node | Chiron | Moon phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9°12' Cancer | 20°13' Capricorn | 26°11' CancerR | 20°11' Leo | 1°33' Gemini | 0°09' Leo | 14°11' Aries | 3°42' Gemini | 4°24' Aries | 4°52' AquariusR | 0°52' PiscesR | 0°21' Taurus | Full Moon | |
| 10°09' Cancer | 2°14' Aquarius | 26°03' CancerR | 21°19' Leo | 2°16' Gemini | 0°22' Leo | 14°13' Aries | 3°45' Gemini | 4°24' Aries | 4°51' AquariusR | 0°46' PiscesR | 0°23' Taurus | Full Moon | |
| 11°06' Cancer | 14°21' Aquarius | 25°51' CancerR | 22°27' Leo | 2°58' Gemini | 0°35' Leo | 14°16' Aries | 3°48' Gemini | 4°24' Aries | 4°50' AquariusR | 0°43' PiscesR | 0°25' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 12°03' Cancer | 26°38' Aquarius | 25°34' CancerR | 23°35' Leo | 3°41' Gemini | 0°48' Leo | 14°18' Aries | 3°51' Gemini | 4°24' Aries | 4°48' AquariusR | 0°41' PiscesR | 0°26' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 13°00' Cancer | 9°06' Pisces | 25°13' CancerR | 24°42' Leo | 4°23' Gemini | 1°01' Leo | 14°20' Aries | 3°54' Gemini | 4°24' Aries | 4°47' AquariusR | 0°41' Pisces | 0°28' Taurus | Waning Gibbous | |
| 13°58' Cancer | 21°50' Pisces | 24°48' CancerR | 25°50' Leo | 5°06' Gemini | 1°14' Leo | 14°22' Aries | 3°57' Gemini | 4°25' Aries | 4°46' AquariusR | 0°43' Pisces | 0°30' Taurus | Last Quarter | |
| 14°55' Cancer | 4°51' Aries | 24°20' CancerR | 26°57' Leo | 5°48' Gemini | 1°27' Leo | 14°24' Aries | 3°59' Gemini | 4°25' Aries | 4°44' AquariusR | 0°44' Pisces | 0°31' Taurus | Last Quarter | |
| 15°52' Cancer | 18°14' Aries | 23°49' CancerR | 28°04' Leo | 6°30' Gemini | 1°40' Leo | 14°26' Aries | 4°02' Gemini | 4°25' AriesR | 4°43' AquariusR | 0°44' PiscesR | 0°32' Taurus | Last Quarter | |
| 16°49' Cancer | 2°01' Taurus | 23°15' CancerR | 29°11' Leo | 7°12' Gemini | 1°53' Leo | 14°28' Aries | 4°05' Gemini | 4°25' AriesR | 4°42' AquariusR | 0°43' PiscesR | 0°34' Taurus | Last Quarter | |
| 17°47' Cancer | 16°13' Taurus | 22°39' CancerR | 0°18' Virgo | 7°54' Gemini | 2°06' Leo | 14°30' Aries | 4°08' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°41' AquariusR | 0°40' PiscesR | 0°35' Taurus | Waning Crescent | |
| 18°44' Cancer | 0°48' Gemini | 22°01' CancerR | 1°25' Virgo | 8°37' Gemini | 2°19' Leo | 14°32' Aries | 4°11' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°39' AquariusR | 0°36' PiscesR | 0°36' Taurus | Waning Crescent | |
| 19°41' Cancer | 15°41' Gemini | 21°23' CancerR | 2°31' Virgo | 9°19' Gemini | 2°32' Leo | 14°33' Aries | 4°13' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°38' AquariusR | 0°30' PiscesR | 0°38' Taurus | Waning Crescent | |
| 20°38' Cancer | 0°46' Cancer | 20°44' CancerR | 3°38' Virgo | 10°00' Gemini | 2°45' Leo | 14°35' Aries | 4°16' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°36' AquariusR | 0°25' PiscesR | 0°39' Taurus | New Moon | |
| 21°35' Cancer | 15°53' Cancer | 20°06' CancerR | 4°44' Virgo | 10°42' Gemini | 2°59' Leo | 14°36' Aries | 4°19' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°35' AquariusR | 0°19' PiscesR | 0°40' Taurus | New Moon | |
| 22°33' Cancer | 0°52' Leo | 19°28' CancerR | 5°50' Virgo | 11°24' Gemini | 3°12' Leo | 14°37' Aries | 4°21' Gemini | 4°24' AriesR | 4°34' AquariusR | 0°15' PiscesR | 0°41' Taurus | New Moon | |
| 23°30' Cancer | 15°35' Leo | 18°53' CancerR | 6°56' Virgo | 12°06' Gemini | 3°25' Leo | 14°39' Aries | 4°24' Gemini | 4°23' AriesR | 4°32' AquariusR | 0°13' PiscesR | 0°42' Taurus | New Moon | |
| 24°27' Cancer | 29°55' Leo | 18°20' CancerR | 8°02' Virgo | 12°47' Gemini | 3°38' Leo | 14°40' Aries | 4°26' Gemini | 4°23' AriesR | 4°31' AquariusR | 0°12' PiscesR | 0°43' Taurus | Waxing Crescent | |
| 25°25' Cancer | 13°49' Virgo | 17°50' CancerR | 9°07' Virgo | 13°29' Gemini | 3°51' Leo | 14°41' Aries | 4°29' Gemini | 4°23' AriesR | 4°30' AquariusR | 0°12' Pisces | 0°44' Taurus | Waxing Crescent | |
| 26°22' Cancer | 27°17' Virgo | 17°23' CancerR | 10°13' Virgo | 14°11' Gemini | 4°05' Leo | 14°41' Aries | 4°31' Gemini | 4°22' AriesR | 4°28' AquariusR | 0°14' Pisces | 0°45' Taurus | Waxing Crescent | |
| 27°19' Cancer | 10°18' Libra | 17°00' CancerR | 11°18' Virgo | 14°52' Gemini | 4°18' Leo | 14°42' Aries | 4°34' Gemini | 4°22' AriesR | 4°27' AquariusR | 0°15' Pisces | 0°46' Taurus | First Quarter | |
| 28°16' Cancer | 22°58' Libra | 16°42' CancerR | 12°23' Virgo | 15°33' Gemini | 4°31' Leo | 14°43' Aries | 4°36' Gemini | 4°22' AriesR | 4°25' AquariusR | 0°16' Pisces | 0°46' Taurus | First Quarter | |
| 29°14' Cancer | 5°20' Scorpio | 16°29' CancerR | 13°28' Virgo | 16°15' Gemini | 4°44' Leo | 14°43' Aries | 4°39' Gemini | 4°21' AriesR | 4°24' AquariusR | 0°16' PiscesR | 0°47' Taurus | First Quarter | |
| 0°11' Leo | 17°28' Scorpio | 16°21' CancerR | 14°32' Virgo | 16°56' Gemini | 4°58' Leo | 14°44' Aries | 4°41' Gemini | 4°21' AriesR | 4°23' AquariusR | 0°15' PiscesR | 0°48' Taurus | First Quarter | |
| 1°08' Leo | 29°26' Scorpio | 16°19' Cancer | 15°37' Virgo | 17°37' Gemini | 5°11' Leo | 14°44' Aries | 4°43' Gemini | 4°20' AriesR | 4°21' AquariusR | 0°12' PiscesR | 0°48' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 2°06' Leo | 11°20' Sagittarius | 16°22' Cancer | 16°41' Virgo | 18°18' Gemini | 5°24' Leo | 14°44' Aries | 4°45' Gemini | 4°20' AriesR | 4°20' AquariusR | 0°08' PiscesR | 0°49' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 3°03' Leo | 23°12' Sagittarius | 16°31' Cancer | 17°45' Virgo | 18°59' Gemini | 5°37' Leo | 14°44' Aries | 4°48' Gemini | 4°19' AriesR | 4°18' AquariusR | 0°04' PiscesR | 0°49' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 4°00' Leo | 5°05' Capricorn | 16°45' Cancer | 18°48' Virgo | 19°40' Gemini | 5°51' Leo | 14°45' AriesR | 4°50' Gemini | 4°18' AriesR | 4°17' AquariusR | 0°00' PiscesR | 0°50' Taurus | Waxing Gibbous | |
| 4°57' Leo | 17°02' Capricorn | 17°06' Cancer | 19°52' Virgo | 20°21' Gemini | 6°04' Leo | 14°44' AriesR | 4°52' Gemini | 4°18' AriesR | 4°16' AquariusR | 29°56' AquariusR | 0°50' Taurus | Full Moon | |
| 5°55' Leo | 29°06' Capricorn | 17°33' Cancer | 20°55' Virgo | 21°02' Gemini | 6°17' Leo | 14°44' AriesR | 4°54' Gemini | 4°17' AriesR | 4°14' AquariusR | 29°52' AquariusR | 0°51' Taurus | Full Moon | |
| 6°52' Leo | 11°17' Aquarius | 18°06' Cancer | 21°58' Virgo | 21°42' Gemini | 6°31' Leo | 14°44' AriesR | 4°56' Gemini | 4°17' AriesR | 4°13' AquariusR | 29°50' AquariusR | 0°51' Taurus | Full Moon | |
| 7°49' Leo | 23°38' Aquarius | 18°46' Cancer | 23°01' Virgo | 22°23' Gemini | 6°44' Leo | 14°44' AriesR | 4°58' Gemini | 4°16' AriesR | 4°11' AquariusR | 29°49' AquariusR | 0°51' Taurus | Full Moon |
R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.
This month in the sky
Retrograde stations
≈ Neptuneturns retrograde4° Aries
≈ Mercuryturns direct16° Cancer
≈ Saturnturns retrograde14° Aries
Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.
Sign changes
Venusenters Virgo
Sunenters Leo
True Nodeenters Aquarius
South Nodeenters Leo
Moon phases
Last Quarter15°41' Aries
New Moon21°58' Cancer
First Quarter28°43' Libra
Full Moon6°29' Aquarius
Void of course Moon
≈ →last aspect: Mercury opposition · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Venus opposition · enters Pisces
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Aries
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Taurus
≈ →last aspect: Mercury sextile · enters Gemini
≈ →last aspect: Saturn sextile · enters Cancer
≈ →last aspect: Sun conjunction · enters Leo
≈ →last aspect: Saturn trine · enters Virgo
≈ →last aspect: Sun sextile · enters Libra
≈ →last aspect: Sun square · enters Scorpio
≈ →last aspect: Mercury trine · enters Sagittarius
≈ →last aspect: Mars opposition · enters Capricorn
≈ →last aspect: Venus trine · enters Aquarius
≈ →last aspect: Mars trine · enters Pisces
Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which planets are retrograde in July 2026?
In July 2026 the stations are: Neptune turns retrograde (7 July), Mercury turns direct (23 July) and Saturn turns retrograde (26 July). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.
When is the Full Moon in July 2026?
The Full Moon is on 29 July at 14:35 UTC, in Aquarius.
How do I read this table?
Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.
Data generated on .