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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1971?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1971, the Sun was in Leo (6°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°04' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°40'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1971	Aug 23, 1971 into Virgo
Moon	7°05'17" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 29, 1971	Aug 1, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°49'50" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1971	Aug 29, 1971 into Leo
Venus	28°54'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1971	Jul 31, 1971 into Leo
Mars	19°41'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°38'51" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°20'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	10°13'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°20'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°42'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°48'38" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on July 30, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 11:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	6°39' Scorpio

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