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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 3, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (12°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 May 3, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°12' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°32' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°35'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	24°24'00" Libra	Direct	May 1, 1966	May 3, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°54'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	28°08'31" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	11°36'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°35'55" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	26°00'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°39'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°02'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°57'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°09'51" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 3, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 3, 21:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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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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