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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1976?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (13°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°34'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	23°45'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1976	Jul 5, 1976 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°48'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1976	Jul 18, 1976 into Leo
Venus	18°20'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	29°06'33" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°57'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	3°29'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°02'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°46'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°00'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°23'17" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 5, 1976

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 22:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on July 5, 1976?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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