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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 2002?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 2002, the Sun was in Cancer (12°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°20'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2002	Jul 23, 2002 into Leo
Moon	1°52'09" Taurus	Direct	Jul 4, 2002	Jul 6, 2002 into Gemini
Mercury	24°44'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 30, 2002	Jul 7, 2002 into Cancer
Venus	22°45'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 2002	Jul 10, 2002 into Virgo
Mars	24°06'46" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 2002	Jul 13, 2002 into Leo
Jupiter	23°42'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	21°39'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°26'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°19'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°34'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°35'31" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 4, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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