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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1966?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1966, the Sun was in Gemini (9°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Venus moved from Aries into Taurus. Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°59' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°34'52" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1966	Jun 21, 1966 into Cancer
Moon	3°57'03" Scorpio	Direct	May 31, 1966	Jun 2, 1966 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°47'24" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 1966	Jun 7, 1966 into Cancer
Venus	29°42'43" Aries	Direct	May 5, 1966	May 31, 1966 into Taurus
Mars	1°50'03" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	5°16'58" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	28°18'50" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°30'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°17'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°48'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°40'54" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on May 31, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 05:10 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 31, 18:00 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 31, 19:58 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
May 31, 23:19 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on May 31, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Gemini, so everyone born that day is a Gemini several times over. 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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