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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1976?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (14°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars moved from Leo into Virgo. Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°51' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°31'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1976	Jul 22, 1976 into Leo
Moon	7°57'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 5, 1976	Jul 8, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°49'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1976	Jul 18, 1976 into Leo
Venus	19°34'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1976	Jul 14, 1976 into Leo
Mars	29°42'44" Leo	Direct	May 16, 1976	Jul 6, 1976 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°09'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	3°36'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°02'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°45'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°00'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	9°20'06" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on July 6, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 02:44 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Jul 6, 23:26 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on July 6, 1976?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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