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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1966, the Sun was in Aries (27°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°16' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°14' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°01'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1966	Apr 20, 1966 into Taurus
Moon	19°14'36" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 1966	Apr 18, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	29°37'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 22, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Aries
Venus	10°59'29" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	29°43'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 9, 1966	Apr 17, 1966 into Taurus
Jupiter	26°46'48" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	24°20'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°02'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°26'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°12'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°00'41" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 17, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 04:56 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 20:34 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 17, 21:31 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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