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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°54'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	28°04'16" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 14, 1966	Jan 16, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°04'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 1966	Jan 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Venus	11°24'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	19°06'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°42'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	13°46'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°24'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°47'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°17'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°49'49" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 16, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 15:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 16, 23:42 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on January 16, 1966?

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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