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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1971?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1971, the Sun was in Cancer (27°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°07'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1971	Jul 23, 1971 into Leo
Moon	4°27'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1971	Jul 22, 1971 into Leo
Mercury	22°24'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 26, 1971 into Virgo
Venus	16°37'34" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 31, 1971 into Leo
Mars	21°24'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°37'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°27'21" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	9°54'15" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°26'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°27'50" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°20'25" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 20, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 03:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 20, 20:43 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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