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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 2015?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 2015, the Sun was in Cancer (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn, 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 3, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°57' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°15'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 2015	Jul 23, 2015 into Leo
Moon	29°47'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 1, 2015	Jul 3, 2015 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°19'29" Gemini	Direct	May 1, 2015	Jul 8, 2015 into Cancer
Venus	23°02'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 2015	Jul 18, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	6°00'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 2015	Aug 8, 2015 into Leo
Jupiter	22°01'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	28°58'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 15, 2015	Sep 18, 2015 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°17'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°42'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°20'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°13'13" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 3, 2015

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 12:20 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on July 3, 2015?

Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees 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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