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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (25°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% 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 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°12' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°26'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	23°15'21" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 14, 1966	Mar 17, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°25'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	11°09'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	5°23'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°37'30" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	20°33'41" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°14'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°02'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°56'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°42'22" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 16, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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.

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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