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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (10°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°45'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	1°45'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Jul 5, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	20°02'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Leo
Venus	25°55'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 7, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Virgo
Mars	29°40'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1951	Jul 3, 1951 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°34'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	26°34'54" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	9°45'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°45'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°18'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°04'05" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 3, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 08:27 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 3, 23:41 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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