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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1966?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1966, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°08'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1966	Feb 19, 1966 into Pisces
Moon	5°21'45" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1966	Jan 31, 1966 into Gemini
Mercury	3°50'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 1966	Feb 13, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	4°02'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	29°22'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°43'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	15°06'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°04'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°00'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°04'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°08'31" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 29, 1966

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 01:42 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 29, 14:02 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jan 29, 19:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	9°28' Taurus

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