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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (1°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°16' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°08'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	27°23'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 22, 1966	Jul 24, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°54'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	3°20'29" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	8°58'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	17°20'27" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°32'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°04'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°25'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°38'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°49'19" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 24, 1966

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 16:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 24, 19:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	1°25' Scorpio

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