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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1912?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1912, the Sun was in Cancer (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°10' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1912	Jul 23, 1912 into Leo
Moon	6°07'16" Pisces	Direct	Jul 3, 1912	Jul 6, 1912 into Aries
Mercury	0°13'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1912	Jul 26, 1912 into Virgo
Venus	11°39'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 1912	Jul 19, 1912 into Leo
Mars	22°16'03" Leo	Direct	May 28, 1912	Jul 17, 1912 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°48'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°42'40" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	2°16'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	23°04'09" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°50'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°17'23" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 4, 1912

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 04:38 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 4, 09:00 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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