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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°04' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°26'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	5°09'37" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1966	Mar 19, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	3°47'30" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	11°55'55" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	6°09'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°43'02" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	20°41'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°12'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°01'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°55'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°39'11" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 17, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 01:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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