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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1966?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (2°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°52'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	4°06'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1966	Apr 25, 1966 into Cancer
Mercury	6°04'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	17°19'05" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	4°12'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°47'25" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	24°59'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°52'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°18'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°05'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°41'38" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on April 23, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 04:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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