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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1966?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1966, the Sun was in Virgo (8°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°54' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°35'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1966	Sep 23, 1966 into Libra
Moon	24°50'21" Pisces	Direct	Aug 30, 1966	Sep 1, 1966 into Aries
Mercury	0°06'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1966	Sep 17, 1966 into Libra
Venus	20°46'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1966	Sep 8, 1966 into Virgo
Mars	4°22'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 1966	Oct 12, 1966 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°30'39" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1966	Sep 27, 1966 into Leo
Saturn	27°37'53" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°17'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	19°39'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	17°53'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°45'25" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on September 1, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 10:34 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 1, 22:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on September 1, 1966?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo 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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