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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1964?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1964, the Sun was in Cancer (27°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune 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 20, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°46'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Leo
Moon	12°04'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 19, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°56'19" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1964	Jul 27, 1964 into Virgo
Venus	21°48'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Aug 5, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	23°03'22" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Jul 30, 1964 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°21'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°03'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°49'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°04'07" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°25'40" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°41'25" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 20, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Gemini, 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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