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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1966?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1966, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°02' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°16'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1966	Feb 19, 1966 into Pisces
Moon	29°29'09" Virgo	Direct	Feb 6, 1966	Feb 8, 1966 into Libra
Mercury	21°04'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 1966	Feb 13, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	29°20'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1966	Feb 25, 1966 into Aquarius
Mars	7°15'49" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1966	Mar 9, 1966 into Aries
Jupiter	21°19'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	16°12'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°44'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°07'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°51'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°36'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on February 8, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 12:50 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Feb 8, 15:16 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

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Uranus and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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