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Where Were the Planets on February 24, 1966?

Quick Answer

On February 24, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (5°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Mars in Pisces. Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments. Saturn opposed Uranus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 24, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 24, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°25'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	19°51'49" Aries	Direct	Feb 22, 1966	Feb 25, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	20°05'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 13, 1966	Mar 3, 1966 into Aries
Venus	29°41'02" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1966	Feb 25, 1966 into Aquarius
Mars	19°50'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1966	Mar 9, 1966 into Aries
Jupiter	21°23'24" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	18°06'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°06'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°10'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°28'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°45'54" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on February 24, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 24, 05:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Sharp minds and sharp tongues. Fast decisions, quick arguments.
Feb 24, 13:19 UTC	Saturn opposite Uranus	Old against new. The pull between tradition and disruption plays out in public life.

Born on February 24, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Saturn were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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