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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1971?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (15°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°20' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°40'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	16°25'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 7, 1971	Jul 9, 1971 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°48'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 26, 1971 into Virgo
Venus	1°55'59" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 31, 1971 into Leo
Mars	21°54'25" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°00'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°15'18" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°37'27" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°36'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°14'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°58'32" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 8, 1971

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 10:37 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	15°37' Capricorn

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