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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1928?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1928, the Sun was in Cancer (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°13'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1928	Jul 23, 1928 into Leo
Moon	28°08'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 2, 1928	Jul 4, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°48'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1928	Aug 4, 1928 into Leo
Venus	13°01'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 23, 1928	Jul 18, 1928 into Leo
Mars	5°48'27" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°33'42" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	13°55'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°21'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°15'37" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°33'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°49'38" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 4, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 01:18 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Jul 4, 15:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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