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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (13°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°47'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	9°47'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 5, 1965	Aug 8, 1965 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°10'20" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	14°20'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1965	Aug 19, 1965 into Libra
Mars	21°20'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°29'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	16°00'35" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	13°14'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°14'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°57'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°27'42" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 6, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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