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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 2010?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 2010, the Sun was in Cancer (12°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°08' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°24'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2010	Jul 22, 2010 into Leo
Moon	11°12'21" Aries	Direct	Jul 3, 2010	Jul 6, 2010 into Taurus
Mercury	19°33'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 25, 2010	Jul 9, 2010 into Leo
Venus	23°14'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 2010	Jul 10, 2010 into Virgo
Mars	14°55'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 7, 2010	Jul 29, 2010 into Libra
Jupiter	2°49'15" Aries	Direct	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	28°50'00" Virgo	Direct	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	0°35'27" Aries	Stationing retrograde	May 28, 2010	Aug 14, 2010 into Pisces
Neptune	28°24'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°53'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°51'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on July 4, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 14:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	12°31' Aries

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