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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 1966?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (8°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus squared Neptune. Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy. Mercury squared Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°58' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°34' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°20'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	3°44'12" Cancer	Direct	Mar 29, 1966	Mar 31, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	24°15'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	22°13'40" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	15°22'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°01'52" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	22°08'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°42'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°51'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°36'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°01'04" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on March 29, 1966

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 02:19 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.
Mar 29, 05:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 29, 20:24 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Mar 29, 20:43 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	8°42' Cancer

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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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