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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1958?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1958, the Sun was in Cancer (11°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°56' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°59'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1958	Jul 23, 1958 into Leo
Moon	21°40'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 2, 1958	Jul 5, 1958 into Pisces
Mercury	29°07'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1958	Jul 4, 1958 into Leo
Venus	8°53'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1958	Jul 22, 1958 into Cancer
Mars	18°59'25" Aries	Direct	Jun 7, 1958	Jul 21, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°06'37" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°57'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°05'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°01'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°27'25" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°36'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 4, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 23:46 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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