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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (22°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°25'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	27°28'07" Pisces	Direct	Aug 13, 1965	Aug 15, 1965 into Aries
Mercury	22°58'13" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	25°09'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1965	Aug 19, 1965 into Libra
Mars	26°51'42" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°05'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	15°26'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	13°46'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°18'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°14'50" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°59'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 15, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 10:39 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 15, 16:56 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 15, 19:11 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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