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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (17°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°36'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	19°44'57" Aries	Direct	Jul 7, 2004	Jul 10, 2004 into Taurus
Mercury	8°22'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 2004	Jul 25, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	11°16'23" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	9°50'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°38'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	16°56'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°28'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°42'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°11'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°37'04" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 9, 2004

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 07:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	17°25' Aries

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