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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1943?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1943, the Sun was in Cancer (11°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°38'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1943	Jul 23, 1943 into Leo
Moon	3°07'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1943	Jul 6, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	26°25'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1943	Jul 6, 1943 into Cancer
Venus	26°53'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 7, 1943	Jul 7, 1943 into Virgo
Mars	27°35'19" Aries	Direct	May 27, 1943	Jul 7, 1943 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°46'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	19°26'02" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°49'03" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°25'35" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	6°05'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°44'46" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 4, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 05:39 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 4, 23:41 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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