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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1965?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1965, the Sun was in Aries (18°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°26'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1965	Apr 20, 1965 into Taurus
Moon	11°30'18" Cancer	Direct	Apr 7, 1965	Apr 9, 1965 into Leo
Mercury	18°32'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 1965	May 15, 1965 into Taurus
Venus	17°29'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 1965	Apr 18, 1965 into Taurus
Mars	9°33'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1964	Jun 29, 1965 into Libra
Jupiter	26°58'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	12°23'37" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	11°22'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°25'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°12'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°48'58" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 8, 1965

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 13:25 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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