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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1966, the Sun was in Leo (29°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°51' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°54'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1966	Aug 23, 1966 into Virgo
Moon	4°29'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°40'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	9°43'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	28°36'41" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1966	Aug 25, 1966 into Leo
Jupiter	23°44'32" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	28°14'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°43'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°32'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°34'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°14'00" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 23, 1966

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 03:02 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	29°33' Scorpio
Aug 23, 03:50 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 23, 14:17 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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