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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (3°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% 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 24, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°23'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	29°12'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 1966	Mar 24, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	27°51'35" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	17°44'46" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	11°32'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°26'21" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	21°32'28" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°54'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°56'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°44'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°16'57" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 24, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 13:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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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