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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (11°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°10'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	21°01'09" Aries	Direct	Jul 2, 1945	Jul 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mercury	29°44'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 18, 1945	Jul 3, 1945 into Leo
Venus	25°44'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1945	Jul 7, 1945 into Gemini
Mars	16°02'15" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°58'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	13°56'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°54'44" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°44'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°00'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°05'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 3, 1945

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 15:38 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on July 3, 1945?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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