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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1965?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1965, the Sun was in Cancer (12°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°30' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°27' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°17'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1965	Jul 23, 1965 into Leo
Moon	25°32'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 2, 1965	Jul 4, 1965 into Libra
Mercury	4°32'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1965	Jul 31, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	4°21'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1965	Jul 25, 1965 into Virgo
Mars	2°46'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°43'27" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	17°11'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	11°38'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°23'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°05'34" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°12'33" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 4, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 19:42 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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