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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1966, the Sun was in Gemini (1°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°54'09" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1966	Jun 21, 1966 into Cancer
Moon	10°57'18" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	27°17'44" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Gemini
Venus	20°33'08" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	26°07'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°35'04" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°45'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°28'56" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°29'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°48'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°06'19" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 23, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 17:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

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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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