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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1965, the Sun was in Leo (29°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°10'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1965	Aug 23, 1965 into Virgo
Moon	29°21'38" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 1965	Aug 22, 1965 into Cancer
Mercury	18°15'04" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	3°31'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 1965	Sep 13, 1965 into Scorpio
Mars	1°15'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 20, 1965	Oct 4, 1965 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°15'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	14°57'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	14°11'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°22'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°29'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°36'52" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 22, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 13:04 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Uranus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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