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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1965?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1965, the Sun was in Virgo (0°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°07'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1965	Sep 23, 1965 into Libra
Moon	13°52'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1965	Aug 24, 1965 into Leo
Mercury	17°55'02" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1965	Sep 8, 1965 into Virgo
Venus	4°43'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 1965	Sep 13, 1965 into Scorpio
Mars	1°53'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 20, 1965	Oct 4, 1965 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°24'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 22, 1965	Sep 21, 1965 into Cancer
Saturn	14°53'11" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	14°15'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°23'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°31'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°33'42" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 23, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 08:42 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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