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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 23°09' Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°42' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	23°17'25" Leo	Direct	Aug 14, 1966	Aug 16, 1966 into Virgo
Mercury	4°29'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	1°10'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	24°05'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	22°18'31" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	28°38'56" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°18'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°27'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°20'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°36'15" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 16, 1966

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 11:48 UTC	New Moon in Leo	23°09' Leo
Aug 16, 22:34 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on August 16, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo 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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