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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (11°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning 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 3, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°52'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	26°37'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 1, 2004	Jul 3, 2004 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°57'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 19, 2004	Jul 4, 2004 into Leo
Venus	9°51'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	6°03'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°43'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	16°09'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°35'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°50'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°20'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°56'08" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 3, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 17:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on July 3, 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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