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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1997?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1997, the Sun was in Cancer (12°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°32'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1997	Jul 22, 1997 into Leo
Moon	9°17'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 3, 1997	Jul 6, 1997 into Leo
Mercury	22°41'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 23, 1997	Jul 8, 1997 into Leo
Venus	6°57'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1997	Jul 23, 1997 into Virgo
Mars	7°04'43" Libra	Direct	Jun 19, 1997	Aug 14, 1997 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°00'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	19°41'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°39'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°01'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°14'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°17'07" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on July 4, 1997

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 16:11 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 4, 18:40 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	12°48' Cancer

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