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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1966?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (3°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°45'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	24°57'36" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Aug 27, 1966 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°36'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Virgo
Venus	14°37'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	1°10'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°32'22" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°58'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	18°58'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°35'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°43'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°01'18" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 27, 1966

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 21:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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