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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (24°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°41' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°21'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	22°20'51" Aries	Direct	Aug 15, 1965	Aug 18, 1965 into Taurus
Mercury	21°20'11" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	27°33'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 1965	Aug 19, 1965 into Libra
Mars	28°06'31" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°26'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	15°18'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	13°53'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°19'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°18'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°52'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 17, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 11:05 UTC	Saturn opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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