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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (16°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Uranus. A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°49'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	1°21'25" Aries	Direct	Jul 9, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	10°18'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	15°24'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	28°53'35" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°58'32" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°41'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°25'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°32'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°16'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°36'59" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 9, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 01:33 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.
Jul 9, 09:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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