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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (14°32' 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.

Jupiter entered Cancer, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Venus moved from Pisces into Aries. Venus squared Jupiter. Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°32'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	22°37'55" Scorpio	Direct	May 3, 1966	May 6, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°04'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 9, 1966 into Taurus
Venus	0°20'32" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	13°04'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°58'36" Gemini	Direct	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	26°12'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°37'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°59'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°55'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°03'30" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 5, 1966

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 02:23 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.
May 5, 04:33 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 5, 14:56 UTC	Jupiter enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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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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