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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1964?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1964, the Sun was in Leo (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°31' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1964	Aug 23, 1964 into Virgo
Moon	26°49'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Aug 4, 1964 into Cancer
Mercury	9°24'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1964	Oct 3, 1964 into Libra
Venus	29°24'37" Gemini	Direct	Jun 17, 1964	Aug 5, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	3°10'01" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1964	Sep 15, 1964 into Leo
Jupiter	23°27'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	3°08'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°38'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°04'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°51'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°53'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 4, 1964

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 11:26 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 4, 17:12 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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