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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% 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 6, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°40' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	25°41'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1966	Jul 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	8°45'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	11°50'30" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	26°51'23" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°17'53" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°39'58" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°18'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°34'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°13'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°46'31" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 6, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 20:39 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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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.

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