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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1938?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1938, the Sun was in Cancer (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°24' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°50'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1938	Jul 23, 1938 into Leo
Moon	10°56'39" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1938	Jul 5, 1938 into Scorpio
Mercury	25°00'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1938	Jul 7, 1938 into Leo
Venus	18°39'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 18, 1938	Jul 14, 1938 into Virgo
Mars	18°02'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1938	Jul 22, 1938 into Leo
Jupiter	1°59'09" Pisces	Retrograde	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°27'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°47'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°41'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°10'05" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	24°26'23" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 4, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 13:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	11°55' Libra

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