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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 2024?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 2024, the Sun was in Cancer (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°56' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 2024	Jul 22, 2024 into Leo
Moon	8°23'05" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 2024	Jul 7, 2024 into Leo
Mercury	4°58'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 2, 2024	Jul 25, 2024 into Virgo
Venus	22°24'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 17, 2024	Jul 11, 2024 into Leo
Mars	19°11'21" Taurus	Direct	Jun 9, 2024	Jul 20, 2024 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°10'55" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	19°23'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	25°55'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	29°55'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°16'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	11°00'09" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on July 5, 2024

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 18:58 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 5, 22:57 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	14°23' Cancer

Born on July 5, 2024?

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