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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (17°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°07' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°27'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	7°37'25" Libra	Direct	Mar 7, 1966	Mar 10, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°47'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	5°30'56" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	29°11'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 30, 1966	Mar 9, 1966 into Aries
Jupiter	21°59'13" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	19°34'31" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°35'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°07'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°09'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°07'47" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 8, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 04:47 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Mar 8, 15:00 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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