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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.

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	Exact square
May 31, 23:19 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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