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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1976?

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On July 15, 1976, the Sun was in Cancer (23°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 15, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 17°27' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1976
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°06'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon11°15'31" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury22°58'05" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus0°38'08" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars5°10'16" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter24°47'21" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn4°44'29" LeoDirect into Virgo
Uranus3°02'28" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Neptune11°34'12" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Pluto9°07'24" LibraDirect into Scorpio
North Node8°51'30" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on July 15, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on July 15, 1976?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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