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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (16°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°13'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	0°18'11" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	Apr 8, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°58'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	29°50'30" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 25, 1966	Apr 6, 1966 into Pisces
Mars	21°27'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°05'53" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	23°05'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°24'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°41'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°25'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°35'38" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 6, 1966

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 11:29 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 6, 15:52 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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