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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (27°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°14'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	1°29'54" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 1965	Aug 22, 1965 into Cancer
Mercury	19°14'21" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	1°08'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 1965	Sep 13, 1965 into Scorpio
Mars	29°59'36" Libra	Direct	Jun 29, 1965	Aug 20, 1965 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°55'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	15°06'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	14°04'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°21'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°24'57" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°43'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 20, 1965

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 03:50 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	26°55' Taurus
Aug 20, 09:20 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 20, 12:14 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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