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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1966, the Sun was in Gemini (24°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°53'05" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1966	Jun 21, 1966 into Cancer
Moon	25°21'20" Taurus	Direct	Jun 14, 1966	Jun 16, 1966 into Gemini
Mercury	15°38'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1966	Jun 26, 1966 into Leo
Venus	18°16'39" Taurus	Direct	May 31, 1966	Jun 26, 1966 into Gemini
Mars	13°05'24" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1966	Jul 11, 1966 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°47'42" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°09'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	15°43'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°55'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°54'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°50'03" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on June 16, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 13:24 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jun 16, 16:04 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 16, 20:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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