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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1974?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1974, the Sun was in Cancer (12°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°08'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1974	Jul 23, 1974 into Leo
Moon	11°49'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1974	Jul 6, 1974 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°33'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 29, 1974	Aug 5, 1974 into Leo
Venus	10°04'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 25, 1974	Jul 21, 1974 into Cancer
Mars	15°38'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 9, 1974	Jul 27, 1974 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°51'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	8°50'44" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	23°39'37" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°21'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°10'27" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	18°09'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 4, 1974

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 12:41 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	12°09' Capricorn

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