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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (12°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°09' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 18°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°50'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	11°35'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 3, 2004	Jul 5, 2004 into Pisces
Mercury	29°47'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 19, 2004	Jul 4, 2004 into Leo
Venus	10°00'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	6°41'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°52'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	16°17'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°34'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°49'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°18'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°52'57" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 4, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:52 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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