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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (15°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Pluto. Focus runs deep. Good for research, therapy and quiet, decisive change.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°24' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°52'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	19°29'28" Pisces	Direct	Jul 6, 1966	Jul 9, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	9°51'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	14°13'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	28°12'54" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°45'00" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°40'47" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°23'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°32'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°15'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°40'10" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 8, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 22:00 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Focus runs deep. Good for research, therapy and quiet, decisive change.

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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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