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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1966, the Sun was in Pisces (29°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% 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 20, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°47' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°25'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1966	Mar 21, 1966 into Aries
Moon	10°44'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 19, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	1°26'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1966	Mar 22, 1966 into Pisces
Venus	14°20'59" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	8°28'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°00'39" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	21°03'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°04'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°59'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°50'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°29'39" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 20, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% 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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