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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	23°39'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 29, 1966	Jul 1, 1966 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°54'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	5°55'05" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	23°26'46" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°10'06" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°36'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°08'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°38'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°07'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°02'24" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 1, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 23:51 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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