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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1976?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (12°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°40' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°37'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	9°37'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1976	Jul 5, 1976 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°48'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 13, 1976	Jul 4, 1976 into Cancer
Venus	17°06'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	28°30'25" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°46'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	3°21'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°03'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°47'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°59'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°26'27" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 4, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:17 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 4, 17:29 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	12°50' Libra

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