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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1930?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1930, the Sun was in Cancer (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°57' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1930	Jul 23, 1930 into Leo
Moon	28°23'16" Libra	Direct	Jul 2, 1930	Jul 4, 1930 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°09'21" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1930	Jul 4, 1930 into Cancer
Venus	18°06'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 19, 1930	Jul 14, 1930 into Virgo
Mars	22°54'23" Taurus	Direct	Jun 3, 1930	Jul 14, 1930 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°43'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	8°19'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°15'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°31'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°57'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°10'15" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 4, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:55 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 4, 22:11 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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