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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1966, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°00'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1966	Feb 19, 1966 into Pisces
Moon	29°17'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1966	Jan 21, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°52'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 1966	Jan 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Venus	8°52'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	23°03'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°15'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	14°16'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°17'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°53'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°12'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°33'56" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 1966

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 13:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 15:46 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	1°10' Aquarius

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