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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 16°27' Cancer. Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°12' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°44'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	20°40'26" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 1966	Jan 8, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	29°36'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	13°45'46" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	12°00'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	23°38'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	12°57'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°33'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°35'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°23'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°18'25" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 7, 1966

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 05:16 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	16°27' Cancer
Jan 7, 18:25 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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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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