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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% 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 23, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	16°55'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 1966	Mar 24, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	28°44'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	16°52'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	10°46'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°19'42" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	21°25'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°56'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°56'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°45'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°20'07" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 23, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% 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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