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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°41' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°46' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°50'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	4°47'16" Libra	Direct	Jan 12, 1966	Jan 14, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°59'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 1966	Jan 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Venus	12°51'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	15°56'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	23°06'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	13°24'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°28'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°42'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°20'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°02'32" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 12, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 03:52 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 12, 08:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

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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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