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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1905?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1905, the Sun was in Cancer (11°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°48'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1905	Jul 23, 1905 into Leo
Moon	3°42'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1905	Jul 6, 1905 into Virgo
Mercury	23°25'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 23, 1905	Jul 7, 1905 into Leo
Venus	26°11'25" Taurus	Direct	May 28, 1905	Jul 8, 1905 into Gemini
Mars	10°12'21" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°53'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	2°32'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	1°50'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	8°02'25" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°42'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°41'34" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on July 4, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 05:27 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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