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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (22°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°28' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°07'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	19°34'48" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 10, 1966	Apr 13, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°37'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	5°50'28" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	25°58'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	25°59'12" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	23°47'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°11'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°33'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°17'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°16'35" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 12, 1966

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 12:15 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 12, 17:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	22°21' Capricorn

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