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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 2005?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 2005, the Sun was in Cancer (13°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% 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 5, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°24' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°33'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2005	Jul 22, 2005 into Leo
Moon	2°27'31" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 2005	Jul 7, 2005 into Leo
Mercury	9°29'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Sep 4, 2005 into Virgo
Venus	8°48'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Jul 23, 2005 into Virgo
Mars	15°51'29" Aries	Direct	Jun 12, 2005	Jul 28, 2005 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°15'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°35'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	10°35'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°04'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°37'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°30'06" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 5, 2005

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 07:07 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 5, 2005?

Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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