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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1949?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1949, the Sun was in Cancer (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Leo
Moon	27°26'25" Libra	Direct	Jul 2, 1949	Jul 4, 1949 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°27'10" Gemini	Direct	May 2, 1949	Jul 10, 1949 into Cancer
Venus	3°03'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1949	Jul 26, 1949 into Virgo
Mars	17°11'49" Gemini	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Jul 23, 1949 into Cancer
Jupiter	29°14'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1949	Nov 30, 1949 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°37'54" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	1°27'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	12°25'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	15°08'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°40'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 4, 1949

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 16:21 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 4, 18:43 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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