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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1933?

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On July 4, 1933, the Sun was in Cancer (12°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°01'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1933	Jul 23, 1933 into Leo
Moon	29°40'24" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 2, 1933	Jul 4, 1933 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°49'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	1°45'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1933	Jul 27, 1933 into Virgo
Mars	28°42'14" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	17°27'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	15°14'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°04'19" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°58'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°41'18" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°08'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 4, 1933

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 12:31 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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