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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (2°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°27' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°49' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°48'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	12°40'24" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Aug 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°47'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	13°24'20" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	0°32'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°20'31" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	28°02'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°54'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°34'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°41'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°04'28" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 26, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 22:26 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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