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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (14°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% 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 6, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°17' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°44'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	10°16'45" Pisces	Direct	Jul 5, 2004	Jul 7, 2004 into Aries
Mercury	3°19'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 2004	Jul 25, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	10°25'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	7°57'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°10'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	16°32'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°32'00" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°46'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°16'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°46'36" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 6, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 6, 2004?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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