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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1996?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1996, the Sun was in Cancer (12°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 7°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°46'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1996	Jul 22, 1996 into Leo
Moon	29°56'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 2, 1996	Jul 4, 1996 into Pisces
Mercury	4°32'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 2, 1996	Jul 16, 1996 into Leo
Venus	11°52'14" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	15°26'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1996	Jul 25, 1996 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°45'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°13'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	3°24'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°44'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°41'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°36'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 4, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 11:42 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jul 4, 12:06 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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