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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1964?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1964, the Sun was in Cancer (17°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer was the day's main event. Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°17'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Leo
Moon	17°34'07" Cancer	Direct	Jul 8, 1964	Jul 10, 1964 into Leo
Mercury	0°54'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1964	Jul 27, 1964 into Virgo
Venus	20°26'15" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 17, 1964	Aug 5, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	15°29'41" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Jul 30, 1964 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°31'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°33'50" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°17'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°08'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°09'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°16'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 9, 1964

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 00:38 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 9, 11:17 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Cancer	17°15' Cancer

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