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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1965?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1965, the Sun was in Cancer (24°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% 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 17, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°40'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1965	Jul 23, 1965 into Leo
Moon	6°06'54" Pisces	Direct	Jul 16, 1965	Jul 19, 1965 into Aries
Mercury	21°25'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1965	Jul 31, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	20°09'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1965	Jul 25, 1965 into Virgo
Mars	9°45'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°31'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	16°54'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	12°12'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°16'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°23'11" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°31'15" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on July 17, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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