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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 2004?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 2004, the Sun was in Cancer (20°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°13' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°27'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004 into Leo
Moon	26°10'22" Taurus	Direct	Jul 10, 2004	Jul 12, 2004 into Gemini
Mercury	13°07'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 2004	Jul 25, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	12°23'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	11°44'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°07'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	17°19'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°24'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°38'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°07'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°27'32" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on July 12, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 19:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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