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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°59' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	21°46'02" Aries	Direct	May 15, 1966	May 18, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	14°47'31" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Gemini
Venus	13°44'42" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	21°48'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°20'41" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°16'46" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°29'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°39'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°49'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°25'22" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 17, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 20:26 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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