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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (6°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°22' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°52'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	15°36'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 29, 1966	Jul 31, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°40'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	10°33'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	12°57'11" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	18°39'58" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°23'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°22'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°24'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°48'37" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°30'16" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 30, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 30, 1966?

Venus, Mars and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day carries a strong Cancer streak alongside their Leo Sun. 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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