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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (21°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°04' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°27'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	3°39'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 12, 1966	Mar 14, 1966 into Capricorn
Mercury	5°43'49" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	8°11'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	2°17'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°16'58" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	20°04'06" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°25'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°05'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°03'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°55'04" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 12, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 05:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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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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