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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (10°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Cancer. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°12' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°41'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	4°10'53" Pisces	Direct	Aug 3, 1966	Aug 5, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	1°22'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	15°23'36" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	15°35'31" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	19°32'23" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°15'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°35'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°24'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°55'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°17'33" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 3, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 03:35 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 3, 20:39 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on August 3, 1966?

Venus, Mars and Jupiter were all in Cancer, so everyone born that day carries a strong Cancer streak alongside their Leo Sun. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, 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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