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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1928?

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On July 6, 1928, the Sun was in Cancer (14°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°08'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1928	Jul 23, 1928 into Leo
Moon	23°47'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1928	Jul 6, 1928 into Pisces
Mercury	4°01'05" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1928	Aug 4, 1928 into Leo
Venus	15°28'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 23, 1928	Jul 18, 1928 into Leo
Mars	7°13'24" Taurus	Direct	Jun 26, 1928	Aug 9, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°52'20" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	13°47'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°22'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	27°19'01" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°36'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°43'17" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 6, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 23:22 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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