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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (13°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°56' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°47'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	26°10'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 3, 2004	Jul 5, 2004 into Pisces
Mercury	1°34'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 2004	Jul 25, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	10°11'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	7°19'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°01'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	16°25'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°33'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°48'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°17'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°49'47" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 5, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 18:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 5, 18:59 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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