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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (13°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°34'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	8°38'52" Scorpio	Direct	May 3, 1966	May 6, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°28'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	29°14'27" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1966	May 5, 1966 into Aries
Mars	12°20'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°47'13" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	26°06'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°38'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°00'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°56'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°06'41" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 4, 1966

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 21:11 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	14°02' Scorpio

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