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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (12°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°36'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	27°54'28" Pisces	Direct	Aug 3, 1966	Aug 5, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	0°40'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	17°48'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	16°54'25" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	19°58'23" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°10'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°41'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°24'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	16°59'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°11'12" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 5, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 09:31 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Aug 5, 15:10 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Aug 5, 16:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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