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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1908?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1908, the Sun was in Cancer (12°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°04'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1908	Jul 23, 1908 into Leo
Moon	15°50'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 3, 1908	Jul 5, 1908 into Libra
Mercury	12°43'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 30, 1908	Aug 6, 1908 into Leo
Venus	14°39'44" Cancer	Retrograde	May 5, 1908	Sep 8, 1908 into Leo
Mars	27°39'33" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1908	Jul 8, 1908 into Leo
Jupiter	15°03'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	9°54'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	15°02'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°29'46" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°43'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°39'19" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 4, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 18:03 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jul 4, 22:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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