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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (9°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 1, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°34' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°58'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	26°10'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 29, 2004	Jul 1, 2004 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°12'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 19, 2004	Jul 4, 2004 into Leo
Venus	9°40'17" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	4°48'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°25'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	15°53'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°37'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°53'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°23'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°02'29" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 1, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 18:01 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on July 1, 2004?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn 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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