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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (13°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Cancer. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°32' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°39' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°00'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	13°37'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1966	Jul 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	8°06'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	10°39'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	26°10'34" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°04'20" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°39'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°16'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°35'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°11'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°49'41" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 5, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 14:04 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on July 5, 1966?

The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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