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Where Were the Planets on May 18, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 18, 1966, the Sun was in Taurus (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 18, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 18, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1966	May 21, 1966 into Gemini
Moon	4°18'16" Taurus	Direct	May 18, 1966	May 20, 1966 into Gemini
Mercury	16°48'30" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Gemini
Venus	14°52'31" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	22°31'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°32'57" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°21'41" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°29'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°37'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°49'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°22'12" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 18, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 18, 00:24 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
May 18, 03:48 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 18, 19:23 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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