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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (16°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°26'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	16°00'12" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 1966	Aug 10, 1966 into Gemini
Mercury	0°27'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	22°39'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1966	Aug 15, 1966 into Leo
Mars	19°31'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	20°49'56" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	29°00'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	17°54'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°25'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°06'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°58'29" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 9, 1966

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 07:59 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 9, 12:56 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	16°29' Taurus

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