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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Neptune was 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 3, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	19°01'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 1, 1966	Jul 4, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°37'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	8°17'05" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	24°48'46" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°37'13" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°37'59" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°12'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°36'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°09'34" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°56'03" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 3, 1966

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Uranus and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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