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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (0°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°55'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	8°23'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	Apr 23, 1966 into Gemini
Mercury	3°45'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	15°11'36" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	2°43'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°26'49" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	24°46'59" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°55'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°21'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°07'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°47'59" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 21, 1966

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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