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Where Were the Planets on July 11, 1971?

Quick Answer

On July 11, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (18°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 11, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°32' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 11, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°32'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	28°40'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 9, 1971	Jul 11, 1971 into Pisces
Mercury	8°55'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 26, 1971 into Virgo
Venus	5°36'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 31, 1971 into Leo
Mars	21°57'20" Aquarius	Stationing direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°52'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°34'07" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°40'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°33'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°17'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°49'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 11, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 11, 14:14 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 11, 23:19 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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