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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1909?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1909, the Sun was in Cancer (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°50'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1909	Jul 23, 1909 into Leo
Moon	24°35'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 2, 1909	Jul 4, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°28'39" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1909	Jul 13, 1909 into Cancer
Venus	29°46'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1909	Jul 4, 1909 into Leo
Mars	22°33'49" Pisces	Direct	May 25, 1909	Jul 21, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	10°01'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	22°21'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	19°23'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°38'01" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°44'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°19'37" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 4, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 16:31 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 4, 21:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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