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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (8°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°03' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°11' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°47'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	10°08'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 31, 1966	Aug 3, 1966 into Pisces
Mercury	2°23'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	12°58'37" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	14°16'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	19°06'15" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°19'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°28'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°24'06" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°52'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°23'54" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 1, 1966

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 09:05 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	8°40' Aquarius

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