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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1965?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1965, the Sun was in Libra (18°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°56'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1965	Oct 23, 1965 into Scorpio
Moon	11°52'02" Taurus	Direct	Oct 11, 1965	Oct 13, 1965 into Gemini
Mercury	29°23'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1965	Oct 12, 1965 into Scorpio
Venus	3°11'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1965	Nov 5, 1965 into Capricorn
Mars	5°50'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 4, 1965	Nov 14, 1965 into Capricorn
Jupiter	1°13'34" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1965	Nov 17, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	11°22'39" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°18'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	18°36'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°15'03" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°54'50" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 12, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 21:14 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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Uranus and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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