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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1966, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began. Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems. Mars trined Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°17' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°59'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	17°17'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1966	Jan 21, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°17'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 1966	Jan 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Venus	9°26'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	22°15'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°20'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	14°10'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°19'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°52'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°13'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°37'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 20, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 12:19 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 12:25 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.
Jan 20, 14:20 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Effort is rewarded. Good for sport, launches and bold asks.

Born on January 20, 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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