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Where Were the Planets on May 15, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 15, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (24°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 15, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°22' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 15, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°11'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	27°21'51" Pisces	Direct	May 13, 1966	May 15, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	10°51'04" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Gemini
Venus	11°29'24" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	20°21'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°56'21" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°06'43" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°30'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°42'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°50'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°31'44" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 15, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 15, 17:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 15, 23:27 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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