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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1923?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1923, the Sun was in Cancer (11°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°04' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°28'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1923	Jul 23, 1923 into Leo
Moon	24°02'20" Pisces	Direct	Jul 2, 1923	Jul 4, 1923 into Aries
Mercury	22°58'43" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 1923	Jul 8, 1923 into Cancer
Venus	23°03'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 15, 1923	Jul 10, 1923 into Cancer
Mars	22°33'17" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 1923	Jul 16, 1923 into Leo
Jupiter	9°04'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	13°36'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°30'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	16°34'13" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°44'44" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°34'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on July 4, 1923

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 17:00 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jul 4, 23:50 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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