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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1966, the Sun was in Cancer (23°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°30'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1966	Jul 23, 1966 into Leo
Moon	0°44'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 16, 1966	Jul 18, 1966 into Leo
Mercury	11°18'40" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	23°45'15" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Jul 21, 1966 into Cancer
Mars	3°37'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	15°33'10" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°40'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	16°42'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°27'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°26'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°14'44" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on July 16, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 10:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on July 16, 1966?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day is a Cancer 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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