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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1945?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1945, the Sun was in Cancer (12°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°29' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°07'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Leo
Moon	5°19'43" Taurus	Direct	Jul 4, 1945	Jul 6, 1945 into Gemini
Mercury	1°27'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1945	Jul 26, 1945 into Virgo
Venus	26°45'10" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1945	Jul 7, 1945 into Gemini
Mars	16°45'11" Taurus	Direct	Jun 11, 1945	Jul 23, 1945 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°06'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	14°04'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°57'59" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°45'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°02'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°02'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 4, 1945

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 03:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on July 4, 1945?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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