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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°11' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	25°27'01" Virgo	Direct	Apr 29, 1966	May 1, 1966 into Libra
Mercury	16°51'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	25°57'11" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	10°07'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°13'33" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	25°49'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°41'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°05'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°58'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°16'13" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 1, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 08:45 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
May 1, 19:30 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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