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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (27°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°19'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	29°31'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1966	Jul 20, 1966 into Virgo
Mercury	10°09'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	28°32'31" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	6°18'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	16°26'58" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°37'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°53'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°26'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°32'12" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°02'02" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 20, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 12:46 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 20, 22:35 UTC	Jupiter sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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