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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1951?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1951, the Sun was in Cancer (11°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°42'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1951	Jul 23, 1951 into Leo
Moon	13°37'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Jul 5, 1951 into Leo
Mercury	22°04'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Leo
Venus	26°48'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 7, 1951	Jul 8, 1951 into Virgo
Mars	0°20'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1951	Aug 18, 1951 into Leo
Jupiter	12°40'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 1951	Apr 28, 1952 into Taurus
Saturn	26°38'23" Virgo	Direct	Mar 7, 1951	Aug 13, 1951 into Libra
Uranus	9°48'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°45'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°20'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°00'54" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 4, 1951

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 07:48 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	11°32' Cancer

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