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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1964?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1964, the Sun was in Cancer (28°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°43'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Leo
Moon	23°52'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 19, 1964	Jul 22, 1964 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°28'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 9, 1964	Jul 27, 1964 into Virgo
Venus	22°07'50" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Aug 5, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	23°44'14" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Jul 30, 1964 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°30'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	4°00'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°52'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°03'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°27'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°38'14" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 21, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 12:33 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

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Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Gemini, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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