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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (27°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°01'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	23°12'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 18, 1966	Aug 20, 1966 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°11'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	6°03'41" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	26°40'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	23°08'01" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	28°25'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°33'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°30'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°28'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°23'32" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 20, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 23:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on August 20, 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 1 degrees 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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