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Where Were the Planets on May 24, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 24, 1966, the Sun was in Gemini (2°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 24, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°58' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 24, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°51'49" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1966	Jun 21, 1966 into Cancer
Moon	24°56'43" Cancer	Direct	May 22, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	29°27'33" Taurus	Direct	May 9, 1966	May 24, 1966 into Gemini
Venus	21°41'32" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	26°50'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 1966	May 28, 1966 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°47'39" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°49'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°28'57" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°28'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°48'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°03'08" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 24, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 24, 17:58 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 24, 20:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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