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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1971?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1971, the Sun was in Leo (10°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°30'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1971	Aug 23, 1971 into Virgo
Moon	27°29'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 1, 1971	Aug 3, 1971 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°05'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1971	Aug 29, 1971 into Leo
Venus	3°50'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1971	Aug 24, 1971 into Virgo
Mars	18°45'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°44'29" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°39'09" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	10°22'27" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°19'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°48'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°35'56" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 3, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 08:34 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Aug 3, 16:31 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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