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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 2013?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 2013, the Sun was in Cancer (12°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°40'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Leo
Moon	1°18'29" Gemini	Direct	Jul 4, 2013	Jul 6, 2013 into Cancer
Mercury	20°52'20" Cancer	Retrograde	May 31, 2013	Aug 8, 2013 into Leo
Venus	8°14'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 2013	Jul 22, 2013 into Virgo
Mars	23°49'45" Gemini	Direct	May 31, 2013	Jul 13, 2013 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°55'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	4°49'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°27'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	5°11'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	10°13'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°49'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on July 4, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 06:21 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Jul 4, 09:21 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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