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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (12°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% 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 4, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°14' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°32' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°03'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	1°25'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1966	Jul 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	7°23'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	9°28'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	25°29'41" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°50'46" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°38'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°14'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°36'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°10'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°52'52" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 4, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 09:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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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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