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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (27°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% 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 18, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°26'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	17°00'38" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1966	Mar 19, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	3°04'28" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	12°43'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	6°55'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°48'45" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	20°48'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°09'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°01'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°53'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°36'00" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 18, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% 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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