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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus, 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 6, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°43'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	5°43'53" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 1966	Jan 8, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	28°09'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	13°49'03" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	11°12'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	23°45'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	12°52'29" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°33'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°33'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°23'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°21'35" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 6, 1966

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 02:40 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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