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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 4, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (14°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Uranus met Pluto in Virgo. A generational upheaval. The last one shaped the mid-1960s.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 4, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°15'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	0°50'08" Libra	Direct	Apr 4, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°44'31" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	27°53'36" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	19°56'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°49'05" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	22°51'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°28'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°44'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°28'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°42'00" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 4, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 4, 10:39 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 4, 17:35 UTC	Uranus conjunct Pluto	A generational upheaval. The last one shaped the mid-1960s.

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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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