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Where Were the Planets on July 28, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 28, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (4°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 28, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 28, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°57'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	20°26'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 26, 1966	Jul 29, 1966 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°04'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	8°09'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	11°37'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	18°13'34" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°26'52" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°16'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°24'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°45'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°36'37" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 28, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 28, 13:41 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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