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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1976?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (11°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°35' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°34' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°40'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	25°34'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 1, 1976	Jul 3, 1976 into Libra
Mercury	27°51'31" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1976	Jul 4, 1976 into Cancer
Venus	15°52'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	27°54'20" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°34'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	3°14'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°03'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°49'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°59'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°29'38" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 3, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 12:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 3, 19:34 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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