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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1971?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (11°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°52'08" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	23°41'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 2, 1971	Jul 4, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°31'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Leo
Venus	27°02'49" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1971	Jul 6, 1971 into Cancer
Mars	21°40'00" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°13'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°49'29" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°33'28" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°41'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°10'24" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°11'15" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 4, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:31 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 4, 20:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jul 4, 20:32 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jul 4, 23:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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