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Where Were the Planets on July 2, 1944?

Quick Answer

On July 2, 1944, the Sun was in Cancer (10°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 2, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°11' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 2, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°26'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1944	Jul 22, 1944 into Leo
Moon	23°39'42" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 30, 1944	Jul 2, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°38'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 27, 1944	Jul 11, 1944 into Leo
Venus	11°55'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1944	Jul 17, 1944 into Leo
Mars	24°09'20" Leo	Direct	May 22, 1944	Jul 12, 1944 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°26'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	1°34'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	10°48'14" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°34'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°30'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°28'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 2, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 2, 10:45 UTC	Saturn square Neptune	Exact square
Jul 2, 19:13 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jul 2, 23:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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