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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto 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 January 4, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°55' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°41'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	6°52'50" Gemini	Direct	Jan 4, 1966	Jan 6, 1966 into Cancer
Mercury	25°18'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	13°48'09" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	9°38'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°00'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	12°42'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°35'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°30'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°24'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°27'57" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 4, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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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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